Instead of ‘splurging’ on a dumb tv bc they’re more expensive now thanks to the data sompanies sell off of smart tvs I was considering getting a smart tv and dumbing it down. Is the way to do this never connecting it to the internet? And is that the only way?

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    That I don’t know. My mom just has Comcast s and we have the cable box HDMI output going to the TV. No streaming though in principle we could use a computer for that.

    I wonder if an HDMI computer monitor could substitute for a dumb TV.

    Regarding pihole etc: idk if that suffices since the TV might have a wireless network inside. Better find and disconnect that too if it is there. I think there is no safe “non-destructive” way to de-smart the TV.

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      FYI, tracking is also (potentially) done via the HDMI connection by the streaming device.

      For example: I have an HDMI Blu-ray, and the TV has tech to sample what is on the screen - so it knows what I’m watching even if it’s not streamed. The bastards are always a few steps ahead of us.

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        If it’s not connected to a network(or connected to one without internet access), the data never leaves the TV though, and then the tracking doesn’t really matter.

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          They’re starting to put LTE modems in all cars. When will they do the same with TVs? LTE or LORAWAN prob.

          You cannot hide. Lol

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        Watch out, you can’t say anything good about any Apple products on Lemmy lest you seek downvotes. Anything less than hate is insufficient.

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          I know, I know. Fortunately Lemmy downvotes mean nothing. Apple software has definitely gone downhill since I started back in 2007, but there’s still no total ecosystem replacement that is superior, as far as I can tell.

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            Look I don’t care for lemmy trends and I use Apple laptops as I get them from work.

            That said it’s hardly a superior ecosystem, and particularly for this specific use. As a million people have said already, kodi on Linux is a pretty good start. Look at libreelec that is an os wrapped around kodi.

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          Because Apple privacy is as much a sham as any other product. They just market and obfuscste well.