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minus-squarekylian0087@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up60arrow-down1·2 months agoI do want a dumb 8K TV. I do not want all the so called smart features of a TV. Small Linux device with kodi works way better.
minus-squareelucubra@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·2 months agoNot ideal, but you can air gap the TV from the network, and use some small sbc, or even a firestick or android box. That’s what I do. Stremio?
minus-squareglitch1985@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16·2 months agoAs far as my TV is concerned I don’t have an internet connection.
minus-squareDon_alForno@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9arrow-down1·2 months agoI do want a TV that can access Netflix etc without another box. I just don’t want the surveillance that comes with it.
minus-squareVintageGenious@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 months agoI personally hate Kodi UI. But I get your point
minus-squareSaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agouh…there are hundreds of Kodi UIs.
minus-squareGreatAlbatross@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 months agoI just run mine without ever connecting it to the internet. I run an Apple TV (shock, walled garden!), as it is the only device I’ve seen that consistently matches frame rates properly on the output.
I do want a dumb 8K TV. I do not want all the so called smart features of a TV. Small Linux device with kodi works way better.
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Not ideal, but you can air gap the TV from the network, and use some small sbc, or even a firestick or android box. That’s what I do. Stremio?
As far as my TV is concerned I don’t have an internet connection.
I do want a TV that can access Netflix etc without another box. I just don’t want the surveillance that comes with it.
I personally hate Kodi UI. But I get your point
uh…there are hundreds of Kodi UIs.
I just run mine without ever connecting it to the internet.
I run an Apple TV (shock, walled garden!), as it is the only device I’ve seen that consistently matches frame rates properly on the output.