How do I free my television?

    • ABCDE@lemmy.world
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      11 days ago

      I’m not sure they exist, but either way, just plug something in and don’t connect the TV itself to the internet.

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        11 days ago

        Sceptre has some dumb TVs. You can also still get the display TVs that companies use. I’m drunk so I forget what they’re called.

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          11 days ago

          Oh that’s a point, probably not cheap though, maybe not good for home cinema? Not heard of Sceptre, will check out. I’m happy just not connecting my TV mind you.

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            11 days ago

            Sceptre is cheapo stuff. And at least one brand of smart TV is wardriving to find networks behind your back (again, drunk, I can’t remember which right now) and creating mesh networks with other TVs of the same type.

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                11 days ago

                Learned skill. I spend a lot of time drunk and Android tends to do a pretty good job of guessing what I’m swiping.

                I also tend to reread what I wrote when I’m drunk. I actually generally do a worse job sober because I won’t double check my work.

                And it was signage displays for the dumb TVs I was thinking of, and Sharp TVs used to have unsecured wireless networks that you couldn’t really turn off, so they’d make a mesh with other smart TVs. I believe I’ve heard the same thing about Samsung as well.

                Now it’s time to go jog myself sick.

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      11 days ago

      They simply don’t exist anymore. The only choice is to do this with a smart TV and never connect it to the internet.

      • Empricorn@feddit.nl
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        10 days ago

        That’s not true. I forget what the term is, but corporate displays are dead simple, no ads or bullshit. Think of something sold to a deli to display menu items. But be prepared: consumer TVs are so cheap partly because of the expected ad revenue, these will be more expensive. I’m about to buy my first TV upgrade in over a decade and I’m just going to never connect it to Wi-Fi. I might even disable the wireless adapter, we’ll see…

      • Trainguyrom@reddthat.com
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        10 days ago

        If the room is small enough room with the seating closet enough to the screen, a large computer monitor could do the job pretty well. You’d have to be fine with doing all input switching and audio control on a receiver or only ever use a single device as the input.