cross-posted from: https://monero.town/post/431688

Does anyone got any television recommendations for dumb tv’s or other words none smart tv’s? Or even a tv that is smart but the software is open sourced making it privacy friendly?

  • Ocelot@lemmies.world
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    1 year ago

    They do? Do you have any examples of this? This is an enormous security fumble if any wi-fi device does something like this.

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      1 year ago

      im thinking about getting a nice tv and desoldering the wifi chip, but its kinda intimidating. like would it even display an hdmi feed if the wifi chip is gone

      • PuppyOSAndCoffee@lemmy.ml
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        1 year ago

        remember wifi devices have an attenna, instead of removing the chip, soldering resistors to the antenna (or replacing it w/resistors) will drain it of power (more or less). no attenna power, no signal to connect; no signal to connect, no wifi.

        though honestly tv wifi does a pretty good job at dropping signals on it’s own. most tv’s have a wifi OFF capability, always assumed that … worked?

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        1 year ago

        im not sure about all TVs but my sony TV has a laptop style wifi chip that you can just unplug