Re:LG to ban residential proxies from smart TV apps
by dataengineer56 on Wednesday July 22, 2026 @03:57AM
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The new Chromecasts and Apple TVs are really pretty good. I connect my LG TV to the wifi every few months to run updates, then disconnect it after. I control my TV through the Chromecast remote, so I never see any LG dashboards/apps.
Re:LG to ban residential proxies from smart TV apps
by geor9e on Wednesday July 22, 2026 @02:06AM
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If you hook an Apple TV (or similar) up to any 4k TV, and turn CEC on (to let the Apple TV control it), and never set it up otherwise, it becomes a dumb monitor.
Re:LG to ban residential proxies from smart TV apps
by dzhiurgis on Wednesday July 22, 2026 @03:41AM
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My parents got new telco IPTV boxes and they are excellent. Even voice search in our niche language works flawlessly.
Apple TV I got them few years ago just sits there unused.
Re:LG to ban residential proxies from smart TV apps
by orly01 on Wednesday July 22, 2026 @01:03AM
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I've heard you are not forced to connect to wifi, and on most of them you can connect make it default certain HDMI input. Latency to turn on/off might be less good than the 2010 one, but other than that this might be a very good way to do it.
Re:LG to ban residential proxies from smart TV apps
by Fantosism on Wednesday July 22, 2026 @12:44AM
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You buy a commercial panel used for advertising/signage that's 3x the price of the "Smart" consumer panels.
Re:LG to ban residential proxies from smart TV apps
by kaelwd on Wednesday July 22, 2026 @01:36AM
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Are there even any OLED commercial panels with HDR and VRR?
Re:LG to ban residential proxies from smart TV apps
by Fantosism on Wednesday July 22, 2026 @01:42PM
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Generally no, given that the expectation for commercial panels is to run 24/7.
Re:LG to ban residential proxies from smart TV apps
by thewebguyd on Wednesday July 22, 2026 @01:22AM
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the smart consumer panels would also be more expensive if they weren't subsidized via the spyware.
Re:LG to ban residential proxies from smart TV apps
by unethical_ban on Wednesday July 22, 2026 @02:55AM
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My Sony tv has never connected to my network and it works great. I use an external device as the source.
Re:LG to ban residential proxies from smart TV apps
by jdmarble on Wednesday July 22, 2026 @12:47AM
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If you’re fine with “okay” picture quality, try a Sceptre. You can get them on Amazon. I’ve had good success with them. I heard you can still disable some smart features on Sony TVs.
Re:LG to ban residential proxies from smart TV apps
by lwkl on Wednesday July 22, 2026 @07:28AM
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At least with Samsung TVs you can block them from accessing the internet after setting up the TV. Just use an Apple TV or Chromecast device after that.
Re:LG to ban residential proxies from smart TV apps
by Rubberducky1324 on Wednesday July 22, 2026 @10:11AM
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I have an LG G5. I don't remember if I needed internet access to set it up, but currently I keep it offline and just use an Nvidia Shield (which is better anyway). No ACR, tracking, ads, ... in the TV itself.
By doing this you basically get a subsidized TV without paying with your data :D
I've been running the same Samsung UE40C6530 since 2010. It's 16 f'ng years and the thing works flawlessly like the first day. No other electronic device in my life worked so well, during so long.
But I'm about to move to a new home, and it feels like it's about time to get something more modern, at least a 4k TV.
But I'm honestly totally lost at what to buy. I do not want a "Smart" tv that's slow to start, bloated with crap, installing updates every day, and maybe even spying on me.
I want a plain, old, normal TV. If possible without Android or any advanced operating system. Just a TV. I'll plug external content myself, either via a Chromecast device, or something similar. I don't want my TV to be a full fledged computer.
Is there such a thing? What would you buy nowadays? It seems you're forced to get yet another computer to maintain and be worried about whatever you buy.