Smart TV Alternatives
Comments discuss drawbacks of smart TV OS like ads, spyware, and poor UI on platforms such as Android TV and WebOS, recommending external streaming devices like Roku, Apple TV, Nvidia Shield, or disconnecting the TV from the internet.
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The ones with Roku OS don't do this. Can't vouch for Android TV though.
Is something similar available for Android TV?
don't connect smartTV to the internet, juse use the DP/HDMI inout ;)
I can watch it on my TV; an LG running WebOS.
Why connect it to the network or use the ui? Just get an AppleTV / Roku / Chromecast / Shield and use that. The spyware on your tv is optional.
those have different panels tunned for more ambient lighting and doesn’t have the same color and black reproduction of a good tv panel. just buy a tv and use an external player without connecting the tv to internet and you are set.
smart tvs really went back in time to pre vlc/real player levels of garbage wow
Roku doesn't have this problem, I highly recommend it.
Very helpful. I have the LG smart tv and i would like to know if in my case (lg) could happen the same... Just in case to know if it happens. my opinion about these smart tv's is very positive. I like to browse or watch films over netflix or others. Hope that in a couple of years it gets even smarter :)
Good info, but it does'nt address users that use a different device to watch things (like a raspberry pi, nvidia shield, etc).