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Re:Amazon Sidewalk by sneak on Tuesday May 11, 2021 @01:35PM (#27120958)
You can't set up an Apple TV without providing a phone number to Apple (because it requires an Apple ID, and Apple IDs require a phone number during setup).
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Re:Amazon Sidewalk by pupdogg on Tuesday May 11, 2021 @03:13PM (#27122248)
I think OP was concerned about AirPlay which would assume he already has an AppleID. You could setup a Raspberry PI with AirPlay capabilities as well...or, use one of the many SMS receiving sites online to setup a new/private AppleID ;)
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Re:Amazon Sidewalk by sneak on Tuesday May 11, 2021 @06:50PM (#27124606)
This subthread is about avoiding the privacy issues of smart TVs. They're worse with an Apple TV and Apple ID.

Is there a good Raspberry Pi SD image for the Pi 4 that can be used to receive 4k airplay streams and output to HDMI?

I ask because I don't think that is a viable solution compared to the ATV4k.

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Re:Amazon Sidewalk by pupdogg on Wednesday May 12, 2021 @09:01AM (#27129819)
This looks promising: https://bit.ly/33E4CmS
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