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The home page of my $1700 smart TV has a full page ad about watching ads (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by to c/privacy@lemmy.ml
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I just finished setting up a custom router with dns ad blocking. Next comes a media player so I can purge this smart TV filth from my household.

Huge shout out to Louis Rossmann and the FUTO communuty contributors, check out the wiki on self-hosted software if you haven't already.

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[–] 33 points 2 years ago* (2 children)

A cheap computer/laptop. HDMI cable. Ublock origin (sprinkle some sponserblock and privacy badger in there). A TV that is never connected to the internet. Voila. No ads. None. Zilch. Zero. Ad free.

Streaming platforms that have gone to ad supported formats make me laugh because it's just a 3-5 second black screen, not the ad, and it's back to the content. Been doing it for decades. Don't sit there and get reamed by their bullshit.

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  • [–] 6 points 2 years ago (4 children)

    AFAIK this will only get you 720p to 1080p depending on the streaming service. No 4K, no HDR.

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  • [–] 5 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    What do we do when they come with 5G modems built in?

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  • [–] 11 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Razor blade to specific pcb traces?

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  • [–] 8 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Detailed instructions for things like this will need to documented. It starts with ads… does it evolve into 1984? Who knows, but it seems more likely in light of recent events.

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  • [–] 9 points 2 years ago

    Don't buy a TV anymore. Seriously though with the direction things have been going in the "tech world" for the last couple years (maybe even decade) it is probably better to start adjusting to some level of digital minimalism. For some of us it will become a necessity for financial reasons anyway...

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