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Re:What is the best dumb TV? by Nextgrid on Friday October 02, 2020 @07:47PM (#24668200)
As in no online features & ads.

They claim the app is open-source and I'm sure it only uses Bluetooth instead of WIFI thus no internet access at all.

In any case, IR remotes are supported and the app is optional.

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Re:What is the best dumb TV? by michaelmior on Saturday October 03, 2020 @04:04PM (#24674328)
I'm curious what makes you sure that it only uses Bluetooth. I didn't see anything about this on the page.
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Re:What is the best dumb TV? by Nextgrid on Saturday October 03, 2020 @04:56PM (#24674614)
That's how I would implement it, since Bluetooth is a lot simpler than Wi-Fi (no need to build a UI to manage networks, IP addresses, having a TCP/IP stack, etc) and in this case they don't need the online connection that WI-Fi would provide.
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