• andrewta@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    Easy solution. Don’t plug the tv into the internet.

    Use it basically as a monitor. 🖕To the tv makers

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          2 months ago

          I tried Jellyfin and the performance for me was sooo much worse than Plex on the same system. Videos took forever to play. Also Plex is way easier for me to share with family than Jellyfin.

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            You can check to see if you can enable hardware transcoding. I find the delay is usually transcoding building up a buffer and if you have a good GPU/APU in your server it’s often a lot quicker.

            Pretty sure on jellyfin by default that is off. Mainly because you need to install some packages to get the devices available under linux usually.

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          2 months ago

          Easy, Plex can pass the spouse test. Jellyfin has yet to pass the spouse test…it’s getting there though

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            1 month ago

            My spouse has switched from Plex to Jellyfin

            Maybe it’s time to try again? Or consider another spouse?

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        2 months ago

        I have a private Plex server and all TVs disconnected from the internet. What does one have to do with the other?

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        2 months ago

        Isolate the smart TV in restricted VLAN in your home network that can access your local media server but doesn’t allow internet access.

        Segmenting a home network like this is also a good idea for smart home/IoT devices.

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        2 months ago

        Downvoted for what?

        I recommend either an AppleTV to watch WEB-DL or a Nvidia Shield Pro for REMUX if you don’t have a Samsung TV; otherwise a Zidoo.

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      1 month ago

      I have no cable and my TV isn’t hooked to anything except a Chromecast so I can stream to it. Can TVs send stuff out over Chromecast? I feel like it’s no but?

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        Even though those show up on their website, none of the 4K models are available on Amazon/Walmart or at best have very limited/erratic stock. I only see the 75” one in stock, and only on Walmart. Furthermore, they are just simply worse quality than a comparably priced smart TV. For the same price as their 55” 4K HDR TV you can get a TCL that’s also QLED and has local dimming, plus HDMI 2.1 and google TV do you can put it in a dumb mode anyways. So really there isn’t a great reason to get one of these.

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      1 month ago

      Just don’t connect it to the internet. I play everything from an HTPC, LG gots zero data from me.

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      Don’t sweat it. Just get what’s on sale.

      They’re all the same.

      There’s only one reason I’d opt for a high priced name brand. And that’s the ability to apply filters to everything you’re watching.

      Imagine watching Ace Ventura but every character has the Chad Face filter on.

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      A few ideas to consider in this kind of situation:

      If you watch broadcast TV, consider stopping. Is it really of any use? Could your time have better uses? Maybe you’ll never need that ad stream.

      If all you need is a display for console/computer/media box, get a display instead. No tuner, no networking, no ads.

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    I have a google tv, and the “Basic Mode” when you set it up or the “Apps only mode” both are a lot better than the overstimulation nightmare that is most smart TVs (and a google TV with normal settings)

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    This is the inevitable path for nearly all proprietary smart devices. There’s a handful of manufacturers that will see privacy as a marketable feature, but most won’t be able to resist the sweet taste of data.

    It’s a shame there are no “dumb” TVs left, except for expensive industrial options.

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      The dumb ones last forever though. My parents are still running the tv my aunt deemed too big in 2008ish, which she must’ve been owning for a few years at that point.

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    1 month ago

    Apple TV is a bit pricey, but at least it’s ad-free. Connect it to a modern TV without internet access, stream your Jellyfin (or Plex) media via Infuse and you are good to go.

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      1 month ago

      $130 menu price but regularly goes on sale for $99. Still not cheap (especially compared to the “free” ad platform built in to the TV) but lessens the sting a bit. And much less likely to be abandoned by its manufacturer and get exploited.

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    Ok so honestly I cut the cable years ago. There’s a product called Tablo it’s an OTA tuner & DVR pair this with a Roku and choose a streaming service for the extras you want and… For the love of God spend the money on a projector. For some reason projectors are missing all the advertising bullshit that’s baked into modern tv’s and please just game on a 32 inch 4-8k monitor instead of a TV something with a good response time instead of your laggy ass 40+inch TV.