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Hey do anybody know where you get a tv that supports 4k and does not have that locked up smarttv shit?

If there are none, does anybody know a tv that boots fast(less than 30 seconds) and displays an hdmi input by default without the need to choose the input from a menu.

Thanks in advance.

And sorry if I am in the wrong place.

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[โ€“] RadButNotAChad@lemmy.world 14 points 1 year ago (4 children)

I did the same thing with Vizio and it eventually would randomly turn off, or sound wouldn't work or something, you'd call support and they'd tell you that you have to update it. It doesn't make any sense, but I did it and it would work find for awhile again. Thr tinfoil hat in me says they do that to get whatever info they have stored on you.

[โ€“] Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 1 year ago

Track the DNS requests and if anything calls for telemetry.brand.com block it.
If they arent as evil as youtube and use separate subdomains for thr respective service you should be able to allow the update domain but block all others.

[โ€“] CraigeryTheKid@lemm.ee 4 points 1 year ago

My 6 yr old Visio is starting that general fuckery too. I have to unplug for a minute to get it going.

[โ€“] MrVilliam@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

A few months ago, I connected my Vizio to my network to do firmware updates to see if it could be any better since it was 3 years old and I was sure there were improvements. Then and only then did I start seeing random crashes and the TV speakers turning on and up to max volume (I have a sound bar + subwoofer). The TV shut off without warning in the middle of a Rocket League tournament and wouldn't turn back on until I unplugged it and plugged it back in. That was the last straw. Disabled the Wi-Fi connection and it's been running fine ever since.

[โ€“] Num10ck@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

interesting. i didnt have those issues. i havent updated.