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Newly purchased Vizio TVs now require Walmart accounts to use smart features (arstechnica.com)
submitted 5 months ago by to c/technology@lemmy.world
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[–] 8 points 4 months ago (1 child)

You give up control this way. Dedicated devices are superior.

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  • [–] 0 points 4 months ago (1 child)

    Like which one

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  • [–] 4 points 4 months ago (1 child)

    mini pc with jellyfin/plex or a debrid service of your choice

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  • [–] 0 points 4 months ago (1 child)

    I want to be able to access YouTube, Twitch, etc. from my TV. I already self host as much as I can. But I have not find a good solution for those services.

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  • [–] 4 points 4 months ago (1 child)

    You can cast from your phone to a dedicated device. Going from easiest to hardest in terms of setup:

    • chromecast
    • nvidia shield
    • custom PC

    You'd use your phone (or tablet or laptop) to load the app/website (twitch, youtube, plex, whatever) then cast to the device, which would be connected to your TV. The chromecast is the most likely to have shitty features and forced upgrades while the custom PC will leave everything up to you. The end result is no outsourcing control of your primary display (TV) and you can leave it permanently offline.

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  • [–] 1 point 4 months ago (2 children)

    I'm already doing a lot of that but... Those are workarounds for an item I own. My point is: I would like to use my smart TV as a smart TV and not have any o fight the manufacturer. I guess I'll have to give plasma big screen a go.

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  • [–] 1 point 4 months ago (1 child)

    If you’re in the Apple ecosystem, I’d recommend an Apple TV or an old MacBook just for the Airplay. I’ve tried Roku, TCL built-in Airplay and none of them are stable and constantly disconnect compared to the one’s Apple has. I wish Windows and Android had an equivalent to AirPlay cause the existing solutions like miracast are so trash.

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