commander@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months agoNewly purchased Vizio TVs now require Walmart accounts to use smart featuresarstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square27linkfedilinkarrow-up17arrow-down10
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minus-squareNarrativeBear@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·5 months agoDon’t plug in a Ethernet cord, and don’t connect it to Wifi. Now you have a fully functional TV screen that wont be artificially bricked with OS updates. Get a dedicated “streaming device” like a Nvidia Sheild, Android TV, Apple TV, or Roku and you are good to go.
minus-squareyabbadabaddon@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·5 months agoYeah except fuck all those devices. I want a degoogled smart TV.
minus-squareiegod@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·5 months agoYou give up control this way. Dedicated devices are superior.
minus-squarepossumparty@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·5 months agomini pc with jellyfin/plex or a debrid service of your choice
minus-squareyabbadabaddon@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·5 months agoI want to be able to access YouTube, Twitch, etc. from my TV. I already self host as much as I can. But I have not find a good solution for those services.
Don’t plug in a Ethernet cord, and don’t connect it to Wifi.
Now you have a fully functional TV screen that wont be artificially bricked with OS updates.
Get a dedicated “streaming device” like a Nvidia Sheild, Android TV, Apple TV, or Roku and you are good to go.
Yeah except fuck all those devices. I want a degoogled smart TV.
You give up control this way. Dedicated devices are superior.
Like which one
mini pc with jellyfin/plex or a debrid service of your choice
I want to be able to access YouTube, Twitch, etc. from my TV. I already self host as much as I can. But I have not find a good solution for those services.