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Your TV set has become a digital billboard. And it’s only getting worse. (arstechnica.com)

submitted 3 months ago by moe90@feddit.nl to c/technology@lemmy.world

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[–] ThePowerOfGeek@lemmy.world 0 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Next time I have to get a new TV I think I'll just get a large computer monitor and stream content via an old mini PC with Linux installed on it. Not an ideal solution, but I'm so tired of this invasive bullshit. At least that will cut out some of its vectors.

After the recent Roku TOS fiasco I'm done with them. If manufacturers won't give us a viable situation we will make one ourselves.

Anyone know a good OS setup for reduced ad streaming? I know about Pi-Holes, but I'm talking about a way of actually streaming content (in addition to blocking ads at our near the router level).

[–] HelixDab2@lemm.ee 0 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I use my PS5, TBH. I still get ads on Amazon Prime, but I'm not seeing Netflix ads. (I also don't have Hulu, etc.) I pay for a VPN for my desktop--I'm using Win 11 IoT Enterprise LTSC--and with Firefox and uBlockOrigin I see pretty minimal ads online; if you're able to open your streaming service in a browser rather than needing to download their application, then a VPN an uBlockOrigin might be sufficient.

[–] Estebiu@lemmy.dbzer0.com 0 points 3 months ago (1 children)

netflix limits you to incredibly low bitrate if youre using their webpage

[–] HelixDab2@lemm.ee 0 points 3 months ago

I'd have to check and see if I can access Netflix from my desktop at work, but my suspicion is that the lower quality has more to do with smaller screens in general. That is, you can get away with a lower bitrate when you're viewing on a screen that's 19", and that's probably a fairly safe maximum size for most people watching on a desk- or laptop directly.

[–] Aceticon@lemmy.world 0 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

A way more than enough Mini PC for streaming content costs about $140 nowadays.

It's a direction I went into recently and was pleasently surprised how cheap it all is.