commander to TechnologyEnglish · 2 days agoNewly purchased Vizio TVs now require Walmart accounts to use smart featuresarstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square145linkfedilinkarrow-up1613arrow-down19 cross-posted to: [email protected]
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minus-squareaestheletelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·1 day agoThis is fine IMO, because you shouldn’t use the smart features in the first place. Just get a 3rd party streaming box. The ONN one is like $25. (Or if you’re a giant nerd hook your computer to your TV.)
minus-squaresuperglue@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·9 hours agoI do this, run a regular linux desktop right on my TV, idles at like 10 watts. Only do it though if you plan to go full pirate.
This is fine IMO, because you shouldn’t use the smart features in the first place. Just get a 3rd party streaming box. The ONN one is like $25. (Or if you’re a giant nerd hook your computer to your TV.)
I do this, run a regular linux desktop right on my TV, idles at like 10 watts. Only do it though if you plan to go full pirate.
TIL my senior parents are giant nerds.