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eronth ,

I’m not looking forward to replacing my dumb tv when it finally dies.

RangerJosie ,

Don’t sweat it. Just get what’s on sale.

They’re all the same.

There’s only one reason I’d opt for a high priced name brand. And that’s the ability to apply filters to everything you’re watching.

Imagine watching Ace Ventura but every character has the Chad Face filter on.

thehatfox ,
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This is the inevitable path for nearly all proprietary smart devices. There’s a handful of manufacturers that will see privacy as a marketable feature, but most won’t be able to resist the sweet taste of data.

It’s a shame there are no “dumb” TVs left, except for expensive industrial options.

andrewta ,

Easy solution. Don’t plug the tv into the internet.

Use it basically as a monitor. 🖕To the tv makers

Iheartcheese ,
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Then how would I run my private Plex server?

wagesj45 ,
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Run Jellyfin instead. I don't know how Plex has stayed as popular as it has.

neo2478 ,

I tried Jellyfin and the performance for me was sooo much worse than Plex on the same system. Videos took forever to play. Also Plex is way easier for me to share with family than Jellyfin.

LodeMike ,

Because it’s straight better lol

MisterMoo ,

I have a private Plex server and all TVs disconnected from the internet. What does one have to do with the other?

ANIMATEK , (edited )

Downvoted for what?

I recommend either an AppleTV to watch WEB-DL or a Nvidia Shield Pro for REMUX if you don’t have a Samsung TV; otherwise a Zidoo.

thehatfox ,
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Isolate the smart TV in restricted VLAN in your home network that can access your local media server but doesn’t allow internet access.

Segmenting a home network like this is also a good idea for smart home/IoT devices.

bcoffy ,

I have a google tv, and the “Basic Mode” when you set it up or the “Apps only mode” both are a lot better than the overstimulation nightmare that is most smart TVs (and a google TV with normal settings)

BroBot9000 ,
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Still might want to monitor how many packets the tv sends back to Google and block them.

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