Smart TVs are stupid and only exist to make ad revenue and sell user data. I’d pay extra for a TV like an LG C2 OLED but with no OS. Just a monitor that displays sources plugged in.
Had a samsung TV I caught with a pihole trying to call home. Had no way of disabling it.
Switched to a sony TV that lets you turn off smart TV mode. So far data from the router and pihole shows no attempts to bypass that and I don’t think it has hidden mobile network connectivity.
What was really worrysome was that the thing tried to connect to one of those services that scan whatever you’re watching - I am just using my TV as a playstation screen, even watch Netflix on playstation
also my boomer opinion on a tangent topic is that I should be able to rearrange or delete the bloatware that comes on my PS (or any device for that matter) angry fist intensifies
Smart TVs are stupid and only exist to make ad revenue and sell user data. I’d pay extra for a TV like an LG C2 OLED but with no OS. Just a monitor that displays sources plugged in.
Look at commercial displays… and look to pay a lot more for them, which is probably what you’d expect.
Had a samsung TV I caught with a pihole trying to call home. Had no way of disabling it.
Switched to a sony TV that lets you turn off smart TV mode. So far data from the router and pihole shows no attempts to bypass that and I don’t think it has hidden mobile network connectivity.
What was really worrysome was that the thing tried to connect to one of those services that scan whatever you’re watching - I am just using my TV as a playstation screen, even watch Netflix on playstation
also my boomer opinion on a tangent topic is that I should be able to rearrange or delete the bloatware that comes on my PS (or any device for that matter) angry fist intensifies