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[–] 11 points 2 years ago (8 children)

You probably can give it a static ip through your router and block any access to the internet for it. Could even set up pihole to block the ads from coming in to any device. That said, it's possible the TV has built in ads or error messages to show in place of the ads when offline/blocked, or may just not even work if offline for longer than x minutes/hours/days

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  • [–] 8 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    I think a PiHole wouldn't work cause the ads come from the same place as the videos

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  • [–] 13 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Samsung, AFAIK, doesn't have a streaming service so that doesn't matter.

    We weren't talking about ADs on some streaming service, we're talking about ADs displayed on the TV from Samsung themselves

    Also, AD proxying with content isn't always guaranteed, I've seen YT do it ofc

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  • [–] 6 points 2 years ago

    Not sure about Samsung devices but I've got a few Rokus and my pihole does a great job of blocking ads.

    They still push "promotions" into the menus and every month I have to go through and turn them off, but I don't see ads in the UI.

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  • [–] 4 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    I have an old Intel nuc that I could slap a hard drive in. It wouldn't have to handle all traffic, right?

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