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The home page of my $1700 smart TV has a full page ad about watching ads (sh.itjust.works)

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I just finished setting up a custom router with dns ad blocking. Next comes a media player so I can purge this smart TV filth from my household.

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[-] brrt@sh.itjust.works 5 points 18 hours ago

AFAIK this will only get you 720p to 1080p depending on the streaming service. No 4K, no HDR.

[-] 46_and_2@lemmy.world 7 points 13 hours ago

Plenty of 4k with HDR on Real Debrid. Or even better quality and bitrate ripped from BRs, in the open waters.

[-] Dickarus@lemmy.world 3 points 11 hours ago

HDMI 2.1 can support 4k. Find a ship that doesn't sink. Voila. No ads. Zilch. Zero. Nada. No HDR? Better than a single second of an ad.

[-] shasta@lemm.ee 1 points 9 hours ago

It'll be 4k if you install the windows app for the service or watch in Edge.

[-] WolfLink@sh.itjust.works 4 points 15 hours ago

Buy a smart TV box like Apple TV or Nvidia Shield. You can get full quality streaming with some ads but not nearly as bad as the software that’s built into some of these TVs.

[-] brrt@sh.itjust.works 2 points 15 hours ago

I know, I was just letting people know that this guys solution comes with downsides.

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