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

[Dave Hala]

I run a pi 4 with a pi-hole and open vpn server.  It's pretty much an out
of the box config.  As far as streaming goes, I only had to whitelist the
first entry to make streaming CBS All Access and Disney  work.  The amazon
entry is something I added while I was doing some troubleshooting.

In my network, the pi-hole  functions as the DNS and DHCP server.

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I had some issues with it initially.  The biggest challenge was the pi-hole
would update and the DNS would occasionally become unresponsive.   I solved
this problem by adding a cron job that reloads pi-hole daily.
I also use pi-hole to block FB and Twitter 20 hours per day.  I use a
little bash script that also runs as a cron job to do this.



On Fri, Mar 26, 2021 at 8:51 PM Hakan E. Duran <ehakanduran at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Got it. Would you mind sharing the whitelist settings you configured in
> pi-hole for Disney +? I mean the server/IP info, etc. I would love to
> replicate that for the family.
>
>
> On 21/03/24 09:17PM, Dave Hala wrote:
> > 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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