Hello! Ive had my LG Smart TV for almost 2 years now and i have some issues with it. Apart from the obvious data collection and shady opt-out “do not sell my data” settings theres just a bunch of other magical issues with Jellyfin, WebOS and their apps that annoy me.

Does anyone have any alternative Smart TV OS, tips or tricks? Would love to run another OS entirely that is privacy friendly but I dont even know if its possible.

  • tk@mastodon.green
    11·
    29 days ago

    @Epzillon
    Neuter it, disconnect it, and use a separate box for the “smarts”. I’ve got a 12 year old Samsung that still works well, connected to streaming services using a Chromecast.

    • Marvelicious@fedia.io
      3·
      29 days ago

      Is the Chromecast spying less? I haven’t looked into it, sp correct me if I’m wrong, but it just seems like you’re trading to a different company invading your privacy.

      • tk@mastodon.green
        4·
        29 days ago

        @Marvelicious @Epzillon Oh heavens no. I’m using it for the wife-acceptance-factor. I would have used a discrete Jellyfin box of some kind if it was up to me. My main point is that the smarts in smart TVs are trash, and is best turned off.

        • Marvelicious@fedia.io
          1·
          29 days ago

          Gotcha.

          Actually, the best UI I’ve seen from smart TVs actually comes from some of the cheapest TVs: ones that come with Roku built in. You still have the spyware problem, and sometimes the hardware is pretty low end, but the UI is just like any Roku device.