Vo1d malware botnet grows to 1.6 million Android TVs worldwide

[prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone]

I have a Bravia, and the picture is second to none. Better than any other I've seen, including other OLEDs...

But holy shit is the software slow. Fuck "smart" TVs

[Guest]

Yes, tragically. Don't buy a Samsung Odyssey monitor like I did. It takes 7 button presses to change the input and there's a Disney+, Netflix, and Prime Video dedicated buttons on the remote.

I'm looking to "down"-grade ASAP.

[Guest]

If you factory reset your Bravia and then decline all the Google features (don't sign in, etc.) it's about as close to a dumb TV as you can get these days.

[umbrella@lemmy.ml]

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[brrt@sh.itjust.works]

Why are they even connected to your router in the first place?

[Guest]

firmware updates, then I forget the network on the device and then denylist the MAC address

[superglue@lemmy.dbzer0.com]

Not OP but, my TV has a local api. I connected it to my network so I can control it via home assistant. That can be one reason why. Of course, its also on a VLAN that has no access to the WAN.

[gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works]

Lmao “smart” TVs

[hexagonsun@sh.itjust.works]

I guess nothing’s changed then haha. I have a 2015 LCD Bravia. No longer my main TV, but it’s been awesome.

But the delay between turning it on and being able to switch inputs… Jesus.

[prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone]

Mine is several years old at this point so could be better now... It's even worse for me, there is no rhyme or reason to the (several second long) input lag. Seems to be getting worse with age.