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[-] QuantumSparkles@sh.itjust.works 148 points 1 month ago

Anyone have a good guide on how to jailbreak my "smart" TV to install Linux in order to run adblock on my TV

[-] ZytaZiouZ@lemmy.world 121 points 1 month ago

Step 1. Never connect it to the Internet. Step 2. Connect Linux machine. Step 3. Profit.

[-] Gullible@sh.itjust.works 39 points 1 month ago

Some cheaper brands, which are subsidized via ads, actively search for unsecured networks. Disabling the Wi-Fi as completely as possible might be worth the time, if you have such a model.

[-] Kowowow@lemmy.ca 24 points 1 month ago

If it's aggressive enough might have to damage what it uses for an antenna

[-] evidences@lemmy.world 14 points 1 month ago

I don't even think it's limited to the cheaper brands. I thought I heard about Samsung (or some other similarly large vendor) TVs connecting to networks their servers knew about for updates and stuff all of course without your interaction/consent. I might have just read that as a possible future thing though it was a while back that I saw it.

[-] nothingcorporate@lemmy.world 38 points 1 month ago

I do this. It's the best. You can buy used HP or Dell mini workstations on eBay for super cheap.

Full Linux, full ad blocking, full access to every streaming service instead of just whoever makes an app for your particular TV.

And with the enshittification of smart TVs injecting ads everywhere they can, keeping it disconnected is the only way to fly. Modern tech is like Skynet, you can't let it connect or it's the end of the world.

[-] zarkony@lemmy.zip 22 points 1 month ago

Only problem is streaming services like Amazon that purposefully limit the quality on Linux.

[-] brown567@sh.itjust.works 22 points 1 month ago

Get a browser spoofing add-on! I have google fiber, and I've found that my internet is faster if it thinks I'm using chrome 🤷‍♂️

[-] fallingcats@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

That doesn't make sense, a "browser spoofing" addon most certainly doesn't do anything that would be detectable by an ISP listening in on your encrypted connections.

[-] thanks_shakey_snake@lemmy.ca 6 points 1 month ago

Amazon is not an ISP though...? In this scenario, Amazon Prime Video is a server that is receiving a series of HTTP requests. User agent spoofing absolutely would work in that scenario.

[-] fallingcats@discuss.tchncs.de 0 points 1 month ago

I don't think they were talking about Amazon

[-] superkret@feddit.org 7 points 1 month ago

Only problem is streaming services like Amazon that purposefully limit the quality on Linux.

Literally the comment they replied to.

[-] SaharaMaleikuhm@feddit.org 13 points 1 month ago

That is why I'm not subscribed to any of them. If they don't want to offer me the same bare minimum, it's on them. I mean why are they even doing that? To protect against piracy? Yeah, that seems to be doing absolutely nothing then.

[-] kaityy@lemmy.blahaj.zone 12 points 1 month ago

This is the point where you download qbittorrent on the machine, and hop on your favorite torrent site to go get whatever show or movie you want for free, and play it on VLC. Just make sure to use a VPN if you live in a country that enforces piracy law. My reccomendation is Mullvad VPN ($5/month) if you care about privacy, and literally whatever's the cheapest if you don't.