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Queue a zillion posts about wanting dumb TVs. My suggestion is buy a Roku, don't give the TV an IP address, and run Netflix, Amazon Prime, Plex, Hulu, and what
by sliken 4y ago
Queue a zillion posts about wanting dumb TVs.
My suggestion is buy a Roku, don't give the TV an IP address, and run Netflix, Amazon Prime, Plex, Hulu, and whatever you want out of one of the biggest channel catalogs out there on the Roku. It's way nicer remote, supports RF (so no pointing at the TV), and even supports using earphones (BT or wired from the remote).
- alphabettsy 4y agoRoku does tons of phoning home, has ads and analytics to see what you’re watching afaik. Using PiHole shows tons of unexpected traffic.
- sliken 4y agoI don't deny it, but I don't see ads.
- legitster 4y agoThere's a single ad on the home page for me.
- xienze 4y agoSo put it on a VLAN with no egress. Smart TVs are annoying but there’s ways around it.
- lostapathy 4y agoKinda hard to stream if you don't allow egress.
- harvey9 4y agoWon't it need the egress to receive streaming video from the internet?
- xienze 4y agoSorry, you’re right. I was thinking of the TV itself. Yes for a box it’s a little more complicated. Personally I go with Apple TV. Much more polished UI than a Roku and certainly no being bombarded with ads.
- Melatonic 4y agoRoku has a lot more features. Plus the remote on the Apple TV annoys me. Give me real buttons any day! NextDNS has been working great to block Roku BS for me
- alphabettsy 4y agoThe Apple TV remote has real button. You don’t have to use that remote either. I like the headphone jack on Roku and it works with Airplay. I prefer the Apple TV though for overall polish and integration.
- kikokikokiko 4y agoJust plug your laptop to an HDMI port, and use a wireless mouse/keyboard set. I've been doing this for over 10 years, and since 2020 I'm also working from home. Nothing beats a 70 inch "display", my workspace never felt better than on my TV. Using the TV remote to consume content is soooo annoying, and not having the ability to block anything you want (i.e. using Ublock Origin) are absolute deal breakers to me. It surprises me that the average HN user doesn't do the same as I do. TVs are just glorified PC monitors, nothing more. No internet for them.