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[Gamers Nexus] DO NOT BUY: LG’s Spyware TVs, Monitors, and Wiretapping Concerns (i.ytimg.com)
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[–] 17 points 1 week ago (4 children)

Instead of complaining, can we begin a discussion around alternatives? Or could we install an alternative OS on the LG TVs or any of the alternatives? It's difficulty, if not impossible, to buy a non smart big TV.

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  • [–] 15 points 1 week ago

    You can just not connect it to the internet and use a separate device to connect to your media, such as an Nvidia shield or a small computer with similar power.

    Luckily the shields allow for wireless adb, which gives you the ability to rip out all of the bloat and install custom launchers.

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  • [–] 9 points 1 week ago* (1 child)

    This isn’t just about smart TVs. Dumb displays and TVs hooked to Windows got hit by this too.

    But:

    • There is no alternative OS for a smart TV.

    • Pretty much all TVs are smart these days.

    The solution is to leave the TV disconnected from the internet, and don’t run Windows. Which is quite doable these days.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 week ago (1 child)

    Can't provide a source but I recall someone complaining about a TV connecting to passwordless Wi-Fi.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 week ago* (1 child)

    That's awful, but also, don't have passwordless WiFi in your home.

    If its your landlord or neighbor that does it, though, that sucks. I guess you could find where the antenna is on the TV and tape some foil to the area to block it? Or open it up and snip it.

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  • [–] 6 points 1 week ago (1 child)

    Don't connect it to the internet, but instead just use it as a monitor for a computer which you control.

    I am sure they are working on ways to prevent that in the future with coming smart tv generations (the tech giants dreams of the subscription based cloud computer for every consumer instead of them actually owning a pc is definitley a step in that direction), but so far that is the perfect solution to maintain control and keep your tv dumb and anti-dystopian.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 week ago

    I have an old micro PC connected to a smart TV and the only gripe is the occasional “terms of service” pop up if you fat finger a smart feature that can’t go anywhere (no internet)

    It’s really great, plus makes it easy to watch media from a NAS

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