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[–] [email protected] 3 points 36 minutes ago* (last edited 34 minutes ago)

I think this happened to me last night with an ad for Moana 2 playing automatically. I just assumed I accidentally hit a button. I was on the home screen but it enlarged and played in the basically the top quarter of the screen. I hit Close and it closed.

Also, the Netflix app is absolute garbage on the TCL Roku TVs. Constantly freezes and crashes, sometimes while not even try to rewind or pause/resume. It just decides its had enough and causes the TV to restart lol.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 hours ago
[–] [email protected] 14 points 3 hours ago

If this happens on my box I'll be taking them to small claims court and let you all know how it goes...

[–] [email protected] 16 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

So glad I blocked my TVs access to the Internet at the router level. Never complainrd about not setting up a network if the network doesn't work.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 hours ago (2 children)

Why even connect the tv to your local network?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 hour ago

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

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 hours ago

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

[–] [email protected] 51 points 8 hours ago (10 children)

Can i pleace find a decent TV without smart-capabilitys? I just want HDMI thats it

[–] [email protected] 11 points 4 hours ago

Buy a commercial signage display. It's just a TV without the smart garbage.

Or, get a projector :)

[–] CancerMancer 22 points 6 hours ago (6 children)

Don't give your TV wifi access, use a separate device to watch stuff (Chromecast, FireTV, Android box, etc..)

[–] [email protected] 5 points 6 hours ago (2 children)

Wish it had more apps, but Apple TV is pretty solid. With the Steam link app, it’s also good for couch gaming on your pc.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 hours ago

I just dock my steam deck

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 hours ago (5 children)

We use Moonlight instead of Steam Link. It requires a little more setting up at the PC end, but overall seems to be a more smooth result.

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 5 hours ago

Technically you can get commercial TVs but many companies stopped selling them. They are literally the new screen tech with no "Smart" capabilities. They are also much cheaper than their smart counterparts.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 6 hours ago (2 children)

I've had luck with just not giving a smart TV my wifi password.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 hours ago

I'm looking to upgrade the living room TV soon, and this is what I plan to do.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 hours ago

That’s what I do

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

Cheap computer monitor works well for me.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 5 hours ago

Just a heads up that the Smart Cancer has already begun infecting PC monitors. Samsung makes Smart Monitors.

It won’t be long before there are no longer Dumb Monitors.

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