Your Smart TV Knows What You’re Watching
Your Smart TV Knows What You’re Watching
Here’s how to turn off “automated content recognition,” the Shazam-like software on smart TVs that tracks what you’re watching
These TVs can capture and identify 7,200 images per hour, or approximately two every second. The data is then used for content recommendations and ad targeting, which is a huge business; advertisers spent an estimated $18.6 billion on smart TV ads in 2022, according to market research firm eMarketer.
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Purchase the nicest screen you can and then hook it up to a HTPC.
You can get a Beelink mini PC for $150-$700. I have a quad core Celeron gen 11 that can handle up to QHD/2K H264/5 video fine, but stutters on 4k. I bought it ($159) knowing that because power draw is my main concern (offgrid/batteries).
When I have an Internet connection I use Jdownloader for YouTube, and Sonaar / Couch Potato / Headphones / SabNZB for everything else.
Rounding that out is a Cable capable USB HDTV card that I use for local OTA TV.
I'm running LibreELEC with some customizations I've done for my personal workflow.
Can't recommend it enough. Fuck the marketing predators that lurk in what you 'own'.
I am nearsighted and wanted a ~75” tv for the bedroom so I don’t have to lay sideways on my glasses while watching and cuddling.
I could not find a single non-smart tv in that size. Nobody is interested in selling dumb TVs because there is money to be made :/
The price of TVs is heavily subsidized by the "smart" features. Same way that PCs are subsidized by having Windows pre-installed.
Nice setup. You could try Radarr and Lidarr, and Plex. Plex would probably work with your tv card and bring all your media together.
I don't trust Plex.
The trouble is you can't find decent sized monitor panels at reasonable prices. Frankly your most practical bet is to buy a TV with minimal smart functions and never connect it, then use that for your media PC. Also maybe hack the TV, that should be far more common IMO.