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[–] IphtashuFitz@lemmy.world 4 points 6 hours ago (3 children)

Why even connect the tv to your local network?

When my girlfriend moved in, she had a big TCL Roku TV its software absolutely sucks. But it would keep a blinking led on ALL THE TIME if it wasn't connected to wifi.

I put it on my iot network, and I'm considering null routing it.

I actually had a Roku box plugged into it since it had a better experience, but I'm probably going to switch that to a Nvidia shield pro because of this ad bullshit.

[–] JackbyDev@programming.dev 4 points 4 hours ago

What a goofy thing to ask. You know exactly why people use smart TVs on the Internet.

[–] histic@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 6 hours ago

Casting, using your phone for a remote, so the popup for connecting goes away