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Roku explores taking over HDMI feeds with ads
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this post was submitted on 04 Apr 2024
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This sounds like it could display ads over your pirated content.
Only if you're the kind of absolute dolt to let your television connect to the internet
I am not looking forward to the point where more hardware manufacturers start taking the route that automobile manufacturers are currently taking and start building cell radios into the thing.
I can't wait for the new brand of unboxing videos which entail opening up the device and removing the modem.
I mean, that's already a problem. Can't recall the name but Amazon has their own network they're working on to allow devices to communicate when they don't have internet access
Personally, I opened up my tv years ago and desoldered the microphone that was built into it, and removed the antennas for it's wifi chip. Total pain in the ass, but it's worth doing if you like your tinfoil hat.
Freedom is still just a ribbon cable (or soldering iron) away!
the source matters....If you were to be a bad person and wait for the blu ray rips it wouldn't have any ads in it.
Not that I would ever pirate anything...that would be immoral to steal from a giant corporation who's executives each made millions of dollars while my previous comment has been posted
The TV itself is overlaying ads onto content supplied via HDMI. This includes BluRay players and Nvidia Shields.
I don't think there was anything mentioning content detection of BluRays to stop playing the ads
oh...in that case you'll need to find someone who knows how to work with the OS of that TV, or just disconnect the TV from the internet and use a separate device through an HDMI.