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Buying a TV in 2025? Expect lower prices, more ads, and an OS war. (arstechnica.com)
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“I do fear that the pressure to make better TVs will be lost…”…

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[–] Alphane_Moon 13 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (8 children)

It looks like the only option these days is to connect your HTPC (doesn't have to be super fancy, a Raspberry Pi based solution works just fine) and never connect the TV to the internet (and keep PiHole running on your local network just in case).

[–] PoopingCough 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Are there good remote options for these yet? Imo this is a solution that will never see wide adoption until it's as convenient as smart tvs or sticks

[–] Alphane_Moon 1 points 1 day ago

If you use Kodi for HTPC you can use the Kodi app. We use it on our living room tablet, but you can install it on a smartphone too.

You should be able to set up a universal remote as well, but you'll need to do some research on how best to implement it.

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