[nazgulsenpai]

I have a Hisense Roku TV with on a network with a pihole. It can't reach any of it's ad networks so the interface is always the default. The default isn't great, mind you, but it is ad-free.

[ProllyInfamous]

Just out of curiosity: why add the TV to your network just to block it from the internet?

Perhaps you stream content to it locally?

I have both a PiHole and SmartTVs — the latter never even get WiFi access (just use them as displays for CCTV & PS4).

[nazgulsenpai]

It's just easier and my motivation is blocking ads. We have a PS4 also, and the PS4 shows way more ads than just the neutered Roku.

[ProllyInfamous]

I also don't connect PS4 — but if you have your DHCP server issue your PiHole's address for DNS, then you can probably block that ad server specifically (just like you could for Roku/Vizio).

Wondering when the TV manufacturers begin requiring an internet connection to u se, perhaps even hard-coding DNS-via-https addresses.

>It's just easier [to connect TV to WiFi]

why? What does it make easier for your setup?

[nazgulsenpai]

I don't have to do anything extra. I have a pihole on my network blocking ads, I have a Roku TV that has the ability built-in to stream from streaming services. I connect the TV to Wifi and my goal of having a streaming TV without ads littering the interface was achieved.