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At this point, I'm not even sickened any more. Anyone who buys these consumer goods and willingly uses them as intended DESERVES this shit. Fuck them. Before someone says "It's all I could afford" or "What's the alternative? We can't seem to find "dumb" TVs anymore!"
Dead. Simple.
Buy that trash Roku TV. Take it home and set it up. NEVER, EVER allow it to connect to the internet. Set it to ALWAYS go to the "PC" hdmi input and put a tiny, cheap Linux PC on the end of it. If you need a remote, there are dirt cheap gyro mice "remotes" on Ebay.
What streaming services will you be able watch decently on a Linux pc? They all cap resolution at 720p for Linux browsers.
Don't know, I host my own media. 4K works a peach. The rest of the time I watch youtube essays and long videos about ARGs/analog horror, also on yt.
Most ppl don’t have the time to figure out how to set that up and maintain it
Sure but that's because most people won't try.
Each their own, you do you.
I self host, others are in monthly subscription hell until the end of time.
I do too, and I recommend it to people in my line who I think would be interested. I just don’t think it’s fair to act like people who aren’t equipped for that do that are lesser than or deserving to live with slop.
I wasn't equipped for it until I was. Have a good one.
There should be a large, soft keyboard with attached touchpad for the sofa, then a setup like that would be perfect. Using a mouse on the couch is kinda weird.