• A_Random_Idiot@lemmy.world
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    23 hours ago

    Exactly this.

    “Smart” TVs never go online, never connect to anything but power and an HDMI, and quite frankly…if it didnt risk causing warranty headaches, I’d open teh fucker up and unplug its wifi antenna too.

    Always use an old PC/Laptop/Raspberry Pi/whatever to get them online/on youtube/streaming/etc. You have full control over those devices, and can update them as desired and modify them at a whim.

    Fuckin hate smart TVs. a bunch of fucking spyware and adware that just makes the device run hotter and die sooner.