I factory reset my LG TV and refused to give it the WiFi password when they said they were going to use AI to analyze what people were watching on the TV to know best what ads to show us. Fuck that.
The TV is excellent as a dumb TV. Don’t need internet access.
I can’t keep a mouse and mini keyboard lying around for kids and wife to use when they wanna switch to watching something else. Can’t have a phone either. It has to be a remote.
My TV was sending so much telemetry (blocked by piHole) that from time to time it would freeze and/or lag to the point when it is unusable. I turned wifi off - never had any issues yet.
Also, it TV had over 80% of requests off all my devices in a half a year. It basically tried to ping home every 5 seconds for days.
I miss my old dumb TV. I pretty much only use HDMI input but the new TV I’ve got makes even that so annoying. I often lose 2-3 minutes just to turn it on properly. And then it wants to “setup my new device” every time and make “smart adjustments” to brightness (it always sets it to the max) and other stuff like that that I need to undo manually every time.
Oof. I’m sorry, that sucks. Now that I’ve neutered the LG it’s a great TV. Just sits there doing what it’s told, turning on and off with the receiver and never changing input.
I factory reset my LG TV and refused to give it the WiFi password when they said they were going to use AI to analyze what people were watching on the TV to know best what ads to show us. Fuck that.
The TV is excellent as a dumb TV. Don’t need internet access.
Yeah, I’ve still got all dumb TVs, with small PCs connected. Best possible setup.
This is the way. (DACO: Disney also chickens out.)
How do you remote-control playback on those small PCs with a remote controller?
I have a firestick with a remote, but it’s not the best solution.
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Okay, but what if I just want a remote? I can’t exactly hand my kids a phone just to control the TV.
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I use a Logitech K400. Small and has a built in touch pad. I even designed a wall mount for it so I can keep it out of reach of my kids.
There are even smaller devices as well, but the keyboard works fine for us.
Bluetooth mouse or mini keyboard with touchpad.
I can’t keep a mouse and mini keyboard lying around for kids and wife to use when they wanna switch to watching something else. Can’t have a phone either. It has to be a remote.
My TV was sending so much telemetry (blocked by piHole) that from time to time it would freeze and/or lag to the point when it is unusable. I turned wifi off - never had any issues yet.
Also, it TV had over 80% of requests off all my devices in a half a year. It basically tried to ping home every 5 seconds for days.
I miss my old dumb TV. I pretty much only use HDMI input but the new TV I’ve got makes even that so annoying. I often lose 2-3 minutes just to turn it on properly. And then it wants to “setup my new device” every time and make “smart adjustments” to brightness (it always sets it to the max) and other stuff like that that I need to undo manually every time.
Oof. I’m sorry, that sucks. Now that I’ve neutered the LG it’s a great TV. Just sits there doing what it’s told, turning on and off with the receiver and never changing input.