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by orliesaurus 1033 days ago
I understand the frustration but this is like a problem for the 0.1% - but maybe I am wrong. How many people out there just want a "dumb" TV that can just do 2 things ON/OFF and "Show what's being sent to the Input port"? Probably not that many.

I also wonder, if a Pi-Hole or Firewall could help you deal with this - you could sniff what IPs the TV is trying to connect to and block them manually or even better block them all via MAC address?
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coreyp_1 1033 days ago
I wanted it and couldn't find one. My parents wanted one, too, and they are not into technology like I am.
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SenAnder 1033 days ago
> a problem for the 0.1%

99.9% of the population like seeing ads and being spied on?

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orliesaurus 1032 days ago
No, but they don't think of it like you and I perhaps - they're just like 'oh well that's quite weird... so anyway let's see what's new on the telly now..'
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prirun 1032 days ago
No, but 99.9% are sheep, will submit to anything, won't want to know why, and won't care if you explain it to them.
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