Edit: ok your comments just made me buy a cheap android TV box, thanks guyz x
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That’s a terrible idea; those things all run hacked firmware from China with preinstalled malware. (There’s a fairly recent Linus Tech Tips video about it if you want more info.)
Instead, you need to be buying hardware from a reputable brand and then (ideally) installing a Free Software OS on it yourself, e.g. a Raspberry Pi running LibreELEC.
Oh shut the guy who tries to sell expensive shit to his audience said so.
DRINK VERIFICATION CAN
Don’t worry, Sony has a patent that will ultimately take care of this problem: https://www.creativebloq.com/sony-tv-patent
Of course Sony would have the patent on that shit. Remember when they used unauthorized root kits for copy protection?
Or removed OtherOS because people were poking around the hypervisor (omitting the fact that the whole Linux-on-Playstation thing was an elaborate way to dodge tax as the console could be classified as a “personal computer”). Or suing Geohot for exposing that the ECDSA signing scheme that they based pretty much all of the PS3’s security on was basically broken. The list is fairly long, really
We are truly in the darkest timeline.
Saw your edit, just a reminder for people to be careful with cheap Android TV boxes off Amazon/AliExpress etc. Lots of them are malware-ladden: https://techcrunch.com/2023/05/18/popular-android-tv-boxes-sold-on-amazon-are-laced-with-malware/
I got the Easytone T95super after reading an Expert Reviews review, is that any relation to the Allwinner T95? Have I made a grave error? 😂
Unfortunately there’s so many OEM variants of these things that it borderlines on impossible to tell for certain which ones are and which ones aren’t, short of taking the firmware apart. Given the proximity in the naming convention, I suspect it might be.
Much as I dislike Google, the Chromecast with Google TV (4K) variant is probably the closest in price and is reputable.
Thank you :)
I got a very cheap 4k Spectre tv from Walmart. I specifically wanted a “dumb” tv because I have an Xbox and I don’t need overly complicated, slow, janky interface. It has this funny issue when I put my router behind it where the volume goes up and down by itself. I moved the router and the issue is gone.
I have been surprised by it. It was so cheap I thought it couldn’t possibly be decent, but I barely watch tv so it was whatever.
4k video is absolutely beautiful on there. I half expected or to be lying on the box.
I don’t see the point in smart tvs (at least for me).
Right?! Paying more for a smart TV when you can just get a PS4 or something for cheap and use it for any app you could possibly want on your smart TV is just so much cheaper.
My girlfriend and I have been living together for 3+ years and her father keeps recommending that we set up our TV to watch Netflix on it directly for convenience. Dude, our PS5 is basically running all day anyway. Why would I want to go through the hassle of connecting my TV to our WiFi and then mess around with a shitty remote to search for stuff I want to watch on YouTube or Netflix? Not worth it for me at all. Not everything needs to be a smart device.
I recommend the Onn one
Adblock detection was a mistake.
YouTube: Please enter the phone number of the company in the ad to proceed
Even easier and patented.
The f- Why do we even need Black Mirror at this point? As a guideline?
Who patented this?
Sony
Please everyone if you’re not using something like Ublock Origin (best in the game imo) you’re doing the internet wrong.
Some say they play ads to support content creators but they make almost nothing from them because Google is so greedy. Best way to support them is direct, $5 on buy me a coffee or a patreon subscription.
Also, firefox on android (and I suspect iOS) allows you to install extensions including ad blockers.
Faster, saves battery, prevents sites from breaking on mobile.
Not on iOS, because Apple forces all browsers on iOS to just be safari with a different look
Take a look at “vinegar” in the app store. It’s a safari extension that changes the video tag on youtube videos and removes the ads.
I don’t explain it well, and it costs money (fyi), but it’s working for me.
Thankfully i haven’t had an apple device in >5 years
I agree with you, don’t shout at me please 😭 I just can’t use ublock on my TV and I’m too lazy to plug my laptop in.
If it’s an android tv, install smarttubenext and never look back.
If you have a smart tv or nvidia shield that can sideload apps, I recommend SmartTube
https://github.com/yuliskov/SmartTubeNext
Thank you. It’s a really old smart TV though and it just has a handful of pre-selected apps you can install.
A pihole then?my bad, it can’t.I have pihole setup and it doesn’t seem to block YouTube ads on my mibox. Is there an entry I need to add to block them?
Yeah, you are not the only one with that problem…
I don’t know wheather this is an option for you, but there is also a way to use YouTube without using it. There is a project called Invidious. Like in the lemmy universe, there are multiple instances. One of them is https://yewtu.be
You can use it as a website, but it’s also a progressive webapp. That means, you can go to the website and install it as an app via the browser options. This works on most devices, but I don’t you whether your TV is one of them…
You can side load on Roku too? Literally tried googling this and every thread was like “not possible”
Also, for mobile there’s revanced.
And uYou+ for iOS.
I just pay $11 for YouTube premium. I did it entirely for YouTube Music (Google Music) but the ad free YouTube was just a nice bonus.
even giving just 1 dollar is equal to about 50-500 views
Or New Pipe on phone. It’s quite a while since I saw any ad on YT.
Honestly I forget youtube has ads sometimes
Whenever possible, just pay them directly through PayPal or a similar service. Out of the money you pay to someone on Patreon, the creator usually ends up with less than 50% due to VAT, payment processor fees, Patreon fees, and income tax. By skipping Patreon, the creator doesn’t lose out to VAT and Patreon fees.
More creators need to start using Liberapay. It’s a non-profit organization that funds itself via donations, so the only fees it charges are the ones being passed through from the underlying payment processor. It also avoids VAT by prohibiting creators from offering anything in exchange for payment.
Test123
Look at me. Look at me! Look at meeeeee!
I’ve got one thing to say to you!
My petty revolt is to rapidly tap the corner where the skip button usually is. I KNOW they’re seeing that on their analytics. Assholes.
ublock and newpipe. fsck /com/youtube
If you keep on closing the YouTube app, and clicking on the URL, eventually after 2 or 3 tries the YouTube app won’t have an ad it will go straight to the video. Saves a lot of time especially if there’s 2 ads.
Im using youtube trying not to log in :) otherwise it freezing and melting my old laptop
UBlock origin extension, and while not necessary, I also recommend Firefox browser
Unsure if Karen or drag queen.
It’s Kath and that’s her crowning glory.
Black Mirror had an episode about this!
I was just thinking, wasn’t there something a out having to watch ads, and if you looked away the ad would stop until your eyes returned to the screen….
Yep, you either pay to skip the ad or have to watch it.
We’re getting there
“Enable eye tracking and get a free sub to gift every month!”
why do you think addblockers were created for, baby?