My question is: Can you block the IPs it’s phoning home to without breaking other TV functions, like OS/app updates, etc? Is there a list of IPs available for smart TVs specifically that keep the fingerprint from being received by the mfg?
My question is: Can you block the IPs it’s phoning home to without breaking other TV functions, like OS/app updates, etc? Is there a list of IPs available for smart TVs specifically that keep the fingerprint from being received by the mfg?
It’s really not that hard. I never understood how people find it so difficult to understand.
Monitors are made to be viewed up close for the most part. And as such they don’t exist in TV sizes. There are a few, but they are super expensive.
Projectors suck. A good projector that gets close to the image quality of a decent TV will cost quite a lot. And the way they work, they don’t always work in every room.
Inb4 digital signage. They suck too. They’re made to be bright screens to be viewed outdoors or in bright large rooms and to be switched on all day. They don’t have image quality comparable to an actual TV because they aren’t made for image quality.
So yeah, if you want a large screen with good image quality to watch stuff on from your sofa 3 meters away, a TV is very very often your only realistic option. And since nobody makes a decent dumb TV anymore, you’re essentially stuck with smart TVs.
I use IDS (interactive digital signage) for my TV in my bedroom, but I have good reasons: I work for the manufacturer, my job involves using it and I work from home, it was free.
Picture quality isn’t incredible, but it’s not bad. SDR 4K LCD, so obviously lacking a bit compared to commercial TVs. But again, free and I needed it in my house for my job so I already had limited options for where to put it.
I would not recommend buying one. They expensive, image quality is substandard, and you can’t actually just buy one individually.