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Any good debloated TVs? (lemmy.world)
submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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Hi there!

So I am looking to buy a new TV, but the latest smart-TVs all seem to be very bloated with ads and other ridiculous and unnecessary features. I know very little about TVs, and therefore wondering if anyone has any tips on some good TVs that include as little bloat as possible.

Thanks for any recommendations or tips!

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Recently LinusTechTips posted a video vouching for Roku TVs. It seems they have a really snappy UI with no ads.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Roku TV owner here: Yes, mostly.

The main screen does show one "banner ad" (which you can briefly see in the LTT video), usually for some show that is streaming on some platform.

But that's the only one, and I appreciate that it's microphone is built into the remote and only activated when pressing a button on said remote.

Otherwise it stays out of your way, and the app selection is quite good, if you need them - otherwise just a really solid, budget friendly TV.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

My 5 year old Roku which I used to block it from internet a access as it is so chatting talking to Roku all the time, even when itin use suddenly would not work at all unless I gave it access to the internet. So be wary of Roku tvs if you plan to not let them use the internet. In fact is is the second most block domain on my network.

If I could figure out how to post an image I could show the almost 11k requests it blocked over the last 7 days. And I don’t use any of its smart features as I have an Apple TV connected to it that I use.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Roku does have ads but they are pretty minimal and not invasive. I've had roku since almost the start and have had a roku tv for several years and love it