<![CDATA[tv software is the great equalizer.]]>tv software is the great equalizer. you could buy a $200 walmart tv or a $2500 LG and you’ll still get ads in there and a hard button on the remote to some streaming service that won’t exist in a year

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/topic/1d469216-f5b9-4ac2-ac17-f5461a79e75b/tv-software-is-the-great-equalizer.RSS for NodeSun, 31 May 2026 02:33:06 GMTFri, 15 May 2026 12:13:11 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to tv software is the great equalizer. on Sat, 16 May 2026 01:17:37 GMT]]>@samhenrigold Never setup network settings on a TV! Get your own streamingbox (I use apple TV it allows a little more control) or make one. TV’s are to easy to hack or modify, plus they spy.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://findout.media/ap/users/116523044317384992/statuses/116581614062136768https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://findout.media/ap/users/116523044317384992/statuses/116581614062136768Sat, 16 May 2026 01:17:37 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to tv software is the great equalizer. on Fri, 15 May 2026 21:34:01 GMT]]>@samhenrigold and what I want is a screen that turns on with the connected devices and turns off when I turn them off. Ideally I will use the remote to tweak settings and then never have to touch it again.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://dice.camp/users/Argonel/statuses/116580734810858437https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://dice.camp/users/Argonel/statuses/116580734810858437Fri, 15 May 2026 21:34:01 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to tv software is the great equalizer. on Fri, 15 May 2026 18:30:00 GMT]]>@samhenrigold I recently replaced my smart TV with a small Linux machine running a vnc server wired in to it and I'm always so glad I did. It's a little unwieldy to control from my phone but holy crap is it better than ANY smart TV

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.catgirl.cloud/users/sillyunicode/statuses/116580011248070853https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.catgirl.cloud/users/sillyunicode/statuses/116580011248070853Fri, 15 May 2026 18:30:00 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to tv software is the great equalizer. on Fri, 15 May 2026 17:27:23 GMT]]>@samhenrigold @jessesheidlower I connected it to a network whose firewall rejects all traffic. Operated it to the best of my ability to hit every online feature and explicitly block every goddamned thing that attempted to phone home (from every other network). Went back and whitelisted the one app I wanted. The UI is nice and clean because it has never had a drop of bandwidth to cache advertisements.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/ClickyMcTicker/statuses/116579765025205099https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/ClickyMcTicker/statuses/116579765025205099Fri, 15 May 2026 17:27:23 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to tv software is the great equalizer. on Fri, 15 May 2026 17:24:39 GMT]]>@PhoenixWright @samhenrigold
Many thanks for this relief, Phoenix!
Bong hits 4 Jesus.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://beige.party/users/Guillotine_Jones/statuses/116579754248703015https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://beige.party/users/Guillotine_Jones/statuses/116579754248703015Fri, 15 May 2026 17:24:39 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to tv software is the great equalizer. on Fri, 15 May 2026 17:23:51 GMT]]>@PhoenixWright @samhenrigold
TY, Phoenix, and stay safe out there!

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://beige.party/users/Guillotine_Jones/statuses/116579751133832290https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://beige.party/users/Guillotine_Jones/statuses/116579751133832290Fri, 15 May 2026 17:23:51 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to tv software is the great equalizer. on Fri, 15 May 2026 17:20:47 GMT]]>@samhenrigold

And both will be making big money by selling information in what you watch every second of the day to data brokers.

Also other information it gathers such as, ip address, wifi details etc, so this data can be combined with your Facebook, app data, web browsing surveys,,
other offline data , all to build profiles on you , to target you with ads.

The tv makers are even selling tvs below cost, as they make more $ selling data, than tvs.
LG insert their own ads on screen as well.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://findout.media/ap/users/116543835148194785/statuses/116579739090388679https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://findout.media/ap/users/116543835148194785/statuses/116579739090388679Fri, 15 May 2026 17:20:47 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to tv software is the great equalizer. on Fri, 15 May 2026 15:25:32 GMT]]>@PhoenixWright @samhenrigold
Where does one acquire Aurora Store, Phoenix?

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://beige.party/users/Guillotine_Jones/statuses/116579285882663943https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://beige.party/users/Guillotine_Jones/statuses/116579285882663943Fri, 15 May 2026 15:25:32 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to tv software is the great equalizer. on Fri, 15 May 2026 15:24:01 GMT]]>@PhoenixWright @samhenrigold
And remember to always use a VPN when your use your surveillance TV device.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://beige.party/users/Guillotine_Jones/statuses/116579279941780582https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://beige.party/users/Guillotine_Jones/statuses/116579279941780582Fri, 15 May 2026 15:24:01 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to tv software is the great equalizer. on Fri, 15 May 2026 15:21:37 GMT]]>@samhenrigold @Firewire
May I suggest, LG One, or LG Now?

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://beige.party/users/Guillotine_Jones/statuses/116579270486900291https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://beige.party/users/Guillotine_Jones/statuses/116579270486900291Fri, 15 May 2026 15:21:37 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to tv software is the great equalizer. on Fri, 15 May 2026 15:19:12 GMT]]>@samhenrigold
Enshittification you can hold in the palm of your hand.
Bong hits 4 Jesus.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://beige.party/users/Guillotine_Jones/statuses/116579260999738098https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://beige.party/users/Guillotine_Jones/statuses/116579260999738098Fri, 15 May 2026 15:19:12 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to tv software is the great equalizer. on Fri, 15 May 2026 15:11:48 GMT]]>@funkula the poob button, or as i call it for short, the poo butt

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/samhenrigold/statuses/116579231874034740https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/samhenrigold/statuses/116579231874034740Fri, 15 May 2026 15:11:48 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to tv software is the great equalizer. on Fri, 15 May 2026 14:31:01 GMT]]>@samhenrigold That's why I'll never ever buy a smart tv. Just a dumb OLED panel with a raspi attached.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.skup.in/ap/users/115746942030570632/statuses/116579071500392372https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.skup.in/ap/users/115746942030570632/statuses/116579071500392372Fri, 15 May 2026 14:31:01 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to tv software is the great equalizer. on Fri, 15 May 2026 14:30:20 GMT]]>@samhenrigold mmmmh hesitating between lg channels and sling]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://soc.kouett.net.eu.org/objects/dbc187b1-2cd1-4125-8364-935687ec5b72https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://soc.kouett.net.eu.org/objects/dbc187b1-2cd1-4125-8364-935687ec5b72Fri, 15 May 2026 14:30:20 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to tv software is the great equalizer. on Fri, 15 May 2026 14:21:48 GMT]]>@samhenrigold

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]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://goblin.camp/users/funkula/statuses/116579035314565484https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://goblin.camp/users/funkula/statuses/116579035314565484Fri, 15 May 2026 14:21:48 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to tv software is the great equalizer. on Fri, 15 May 2026 14:21:43 GMT]]>@log @samhenrigold anything is better than having to deal with what lg calls « software »

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.social/users/stine/statuses/116579034961745330https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.social/users/stine/statuses/116579034961745330Fri, 15 May 2026 14:21:43 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to tv software is the great equalizer. on Fri, 15 May 2026 14:19:49 GMT]]>@samhenrigold needs a Poob button

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://goblin.camp/users/funkula/statuses/116579027504801994https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://goblin.camp/users/funkula/statuses/116579027504801994Fri, 15 May 2026 14:19:49 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to tv software is the great equalizer. on Fri, 15 May 2026 14:03:15 GMT]]>@samhenrigold Quibby and Seeso would like to know your location

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://norden.social/users/PalmAndNeedle/statuses/116578962342483212https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://norden.social/users/PalmAndNeedle/statuses/116578962342483212Fri, 15 May 2026 14:03:15 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to tv software is the great equalizer. on Fri, 15 May 2026 14:01:09 GMT]]>@samhenrigold I put LG on the "never buy" list after they replaced their first smart TV OS, NetCast, and just completely abandoned the platform. This was shortly after buying my very first "smart" TV, ever. We had to watch Netflix via the Wii, instead.

In doing my research on "screw LG forever" I determined that all "smart" TVs were crap-by-design, and the best practice is lock it down as best you can and serve it HDMI from a computer you can better control.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.sdf.org/users/log/statuses/116578954087806229https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.sdf.org/users/log/statuses/116578954087806229Fri, 15 May 2026 14:01:09 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to tv software is the great equalizer. on Fri, 15 May 2026 13:53:17 GMT]]>@samhenrigold

Who will be the first to pull the carpet put from under themselves? Because they are all definitely vying to do that.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://starlite.rodeo/users/RobotDiver/statuses/116578923126057078https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://starlite.rodeo/users/RobotDiver/statuses/116578923126057078Fri, 15 May 2026 13:53:17 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to tv software is the great equalizer. on Fri, 15 May 2026 13:51:48 GMT]]>@ryan @samhenrigold It's going to be in storage out-of-state for a few more months, but I own a Stream Deck and have a little experience customizing the button images and actions for silly BS. If I was still in the AWS ecosystem I could see it being very useful for the exact thing you're talking about.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://raphus.social/ap/users/116366479330331657/statuses/116578917326133859https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://raphus.social/ap/users/116366479330331657/statuses/116578917326133859Fri, 15 May 2026 13:51:48 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to tv software is the great equalizer. on Fri, 15 May 2026 13:47:42 GMT]]>sam henri gold, you mean LG will acquire the stupid Russian messaging app that no one wants?

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://friends.grishka.me/posts/3282444https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://friends.grishka.me/posts/3282444Fri, 15 May 2026 13:47:42 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to tv software is the great equalizer. on Fri, 15 May 2026 13:46:55 GMT]]>@samhenrigold
"My TV needs a firewall" is something no one should have to say.
@jessesheidlower

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://expressional.social/users/eldersea/statuses/116578898099680793https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://expressional.social/users/eldersea/statuses/116578898099680793Fri, 15 May 2026 13:46:55 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to tv software is the great equalizer. on Fri, 15 May 2026 13:45:56 GMT]]>@samhenrigold I've never heard about 3 of these

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://todon.nl/users/schratze/statuses/116578894241067213https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://todon.nl/users/schratze/statuses/116578894241067213Fri, 15 May 2026 13:45:56 GMT