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Good post. Honestly though, I’m more interested in making smart devices dumb. Rip out their Wi-Fi hardware etc.

• jdboyd 4y ago
  I find it easier to start with a dumb device. However as that increasingly looks not so possible for TVs, I'd love to see somebody document the process for what you propose.
  • bil7 4y ago
    you can still find some dumb displays if you search for "monitors" rather than "tvs".
    • srcreigh 4y ago
      Projectors are another option
  • rancor 4y ago
    Wal-Mart's Sceptre brand still sells a wide range of dumb TVs. Not super great performers, but also not expensive by any means.
• twobitshifter 4y ago
  For the most part, don’t connect to Wi-Fi and use hdmi in. If you’re one of the lucky few with a tv that will wardrive your neighborhood looking for open networks, find the Wi-Fi chip and pull it off.
  • netsharc 4y ago
    https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25275350 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25275350
• m463 4y ago
  I've found this to be harder than it seems. I had a tesla gen3 wall charger. I updated it and .. crap ... it created a wifi access point that I did not want and would not go away. so I decided to disconnect the external antenna. unplug the mmcx connector and easy peasy disconnected. ...and the wifi board switched to its internal antenna which was just about as strong. so I thought... Hmmm.. maybe I can add a dummy load. I wired up an mmcx->rp-sma wire plus a dummy load. same thing. It may choose the strongest input? or do diversity? I've now been thinking of downgrading the firmware.