The link has a ton of information.
Now, It is obvious that putting it completely offline is more safe. But, some people often use the TV’s to watch Netflix or something like that. Then they might forget that it is still connected to the internet when they are done watching.
Under Privacy Settings, there are options for Device Usage Data, Collect App and Over-the-Air Usage, and Interest-Based Ads. All are enabled by default, but you can disable them.
Disable those non connected options
You don’t really believe that companies actually stop monitoring the shot out of you, right?
Just don’t connect your smart TV to the Internet. Instead get some opens source TV stick, dump jellyfin on it, make your own little library and go nuts
Which open source TV stick do you recommend?
This is always the question, and there is never an answer.
A bit of a party foul on my end as I already knew none exist. Although there is at least an open streaming box OS in the works, but you’d have to bring your own hardware.
Depends on what hardware you put it on, but probably not a “stick”. (Stick compute performance sucks anyway) https://libreelec.tv/
I didn’t say it stops all of it, it reduces it.
The correct answer is VLAN/MAC jail or no connection.
Even DNS blocks won’t stop persistent tracking which often has fallback IPs.
Isolate it and only allow the domains you need.
Everybody in this thread: “Instead of that, just do this incredibly complex techy thing and build up your own library with multiple PBs of stolen media”
I’d love to ditch my Roku stick (already unplugged LG tv from internet). I use plex for some stuff…
I probably will set up a raspberry pi but most people cannot do this
EDIT: just set up LibreELEC and tried a few streams … this sucks lol.
It’s actually very easy. Don’t use your TV as anything but a display. Don’t connect it to the internet ever.
If you need to watch content on it get an appropriate device. If you want to watch BluRays buy a BluRay player. If you want to do streaming buy a streaming device at a price point and privacy level to your liking. Yes the streaming devices collect some data too but they don’t have mics and cameras and they can’t tell corporations and the government the contents of the vacation photo slide show off your laptop which you plugged in. Also you can in future often neuter many of the more expensive streaming devices and if you get sick of the streaming device you have, you can just buy a different one and sell the old one.
As to librelec and “sucking”. If you’re trying to do yo-ho stuff with free streaming sites and services it isn’t going to be great. Frankly if you want some quality and good experience either pay for a commercial streaming service (or a good IPTV one*) or invest in learning how to host your own content with an Arr stack. This used to be a lot cheaper but AI has ruined everything. Nothing we can do about that.
*yeah good ones are hard to find and one should never pay ahead as many of them vanish suddenly.
If you need to watch content on it get an appropriate device. If you want to watch BluRays buy a BluRay player. If you want to do streaming buy a streaming device at a price point and privacy level to your liking.
This is what we’re currently doing. I unplugged tv from internet, and only use Roku stick or plex.
As to librelec and “sucking”. If you’re trying to do yo-ho stuff with free streaming sites and services it isn’t going to be great.
Yea I assumed the free services like Pluto, Tubi, even PBS stuff would work great. Not really…
Frankly if you want some quality and good experience either pay for a commercial streaming service (or a good IPTV one*)
It sounds cool but it also sounds like those would be totally jank. I did something like this years ago for watching hockey games, and is was ok…, but like you said it just disappeared one day.
If you need to watch content on it get an appropriate device. If you want to watch BluRays buy a BluRay player. If you want to do streaming buy a streaming device at a price point and privacy level to your liking.
Genuinely zero idea how people use TVs on their own, with wi-fi connected, and no HTPC. Not only is it mostly spyware, it’s a horrendous experience too.
Just get a tiny pc with a wireless keyboard + touchpad combo, and use that instead of a Smart TV’s built-in OS. More secure, more private, more feature-rich, more convenient. If you watch TV (I can’t see why anyone would), then you can even watch that online.
The difficulty I have with my Samsung TV’ is that the content from netflix looks much better on the netflix app on the TV than say using netflix on a fire stick or anything else
I think it comes down to the hdr10+ stuff, but it is noticeably different
It could be picture settings. Make sure the Fire stick’s HDR is set to adaptive (it defaults to always on which looks horrible), and on the TV itself the power saving is turned off.
Ah I was using an example, the device I have from my TV provider doesn’t do hdr10+
I can’t watch live sport without the device so effectively I use that for live TV stuff and the TV itself for app based stuff (netflix, Disney, apple etc etc)
This advice feels like “Have you moved to the surface of the sun? Make sure to drink lots of water.” It’s not wrong, but also not particularly helpful. The only solution is to stop buying these things. Ideally take them back and get a refund if it isn’t too late.
Most will keep using smart TV’s on the internet. It is helpful in reducing the data sent back.
korea ? why ?
STOP FUCKING BUYING THEM. YOU DONT NEED A GODDAMN TV.
And if you’re really that addicted, look up industrial/ commercial monitors instead.
Y’all are too fucking addicted to media.
Or just don’t connect them to the internet, I’d love commercial monitors but need the subsidies (monitors are way more expensive).
Dude I just go with what would maybe be considered “old school” at this point. I never connect WiFi to my tv and just use an hdmi to my laptop running Linux if I want to watch tv (using a piracy streaming site with uBlock and a vpn)
