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What's... The least crappiest TV os experience?

A smart TV with android/ android tv/ google TV/ those custom xiaomi/one plus/ moto/ Samsung or tizen or web os?

Or just a dumb TV + streaming stick?

The reason? I don't want to be encumbered by "you can't install this app" nonsense.

Something open or accessible at least

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[-] wildbus8979@sh.itjust.works 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

It LOWERS the price. They make more money selling your data than selling you the hardware. I don't want to participate in this system. And no you can't just use the HDMI, Samsung for one is known to automatically connect to any open network! Let alone any security issues that might allow an attacker to remotely connect to it.

[-] FordPrefect@startrek.website 2 points 1 year ago

Most "smart" TVs (which can & do fetch currently-airing show data from each channel's metadata streams, when tuned to that channel) rely on internet connectivity to show the channel guide, so implicitly, that they act slow & buggy when used without internet.

Some "smart" TV's tuner apps, seem to get buggier & less convenient after updates, as if the manufacturer decided to gimp the tuner, in an effort to force more streaming usage.

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