[Cialug] Stimulus -> new TV (slightly off topic)

[Hakan E. Duran]

I have a family with two young kids with a subscription to Disney Plus.
Accessing it via Samsung Smart TV is a pain in the neck with a pihole
set up. The darn thing works when I connect the TV to my cell phones
tethered wifi but it would not work reliably when using LAN due to
pihole restrictions I suspect. Similar thing happens with the Youtube
app it has as well, whereas Netflix and Amazon Prime works flawlessly. I
feel like there is no limit to the gimmicks they play to serve adds and
spyware; however,  I also agree that we are forced to choose a balance
between convenience and security. In my case convenience sometimes wins.

Hakan

On 21/03/24 01:57PM, Dave Hala wrote:
> A Tv with Roku built in is nice. Setup pi-hole on your network to block
> ad's.  That's definitely the way to go.
>
>
>
> On Wed, Mar 24, 2021 at 1:54 PM Scott Yates <Scott at yatesframe.com> wrote:
>
> > I would honestly try to avoid the "smart" tv's and just get a really good
> > display, then pair it with something like an Nvidia Shield or a Roku box.
> > The tv's don't get updates as often, and many of them get updates you don't
> > want.  Specifically, some of them are getting ad's delivered to the
> > freaking
> > TV.
> >
> > Sceptre makes VERY good quality sets and they are usually inexpensive as
> > well.
> >
> > On Wed, Mar 24, 2021 at 1:50 PM L. V. Lammert <lvl at omnitec.net> wrote:
> >
> > > OK, .. stimulus check in hand, .. time to replace the 20 year old DLP!
> > >
> > > Samsung seems to be the market leader, .. but when comparing it is pretty
> > > obvious that they have a good marking department; new models at least
> > > every year, at least three different types, .. .. ..
> > >
> > > So, .. questions are:
> > >
> > > Is Samsung worth it? Are there any security risks, as the simplicity of
> > > built-in clients for streaming services will most likely get used?
> > >
> > > Seems like LG is about 1/3 less, .. AND they use WebOS. Parity?
> > >
> > > Thoughts would be appreciated.
> > >
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