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

[Dave Hala]

It doesn't have anything to do with the tv being "smart",  it's the
subscription service checking to make sure the ad's are served.  I had to
whitelist CBS all access and Disney + in the pi-hole config.


On Wed, Mar 24, 2021 at 8:12 PM Hakan E. Duran <ehakanduran at gmail.com>
wrote:

> 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.
> > > >
> > > >         Lee
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