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It's Pi Hole. Everything's computer.
I love my PI hole but it's needing a complete upgrade and a list rebuild. Damned thing is so reliable and solid I literally forget I'm running it. Things been up for over a year and not one issue.
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It's Pi Hole. Everything's computer.
Unplug your TV from the internet and plug the HDMI into a machine running Kodi or similar.
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Thanks for the comprehensive answer. I was hoping for something more like an alt-OS for the TV, so it doesn't ask for updates all the time or really do anything besides cast from a computer or console
Ah, yeah, for that, just factory reset it, don't connect it to the internet on setup and use HDMI.
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Thanks for the comprehensive answer. I was hoping for something more like an alt-OS for the TV, so it doesn't ask for updates all the time or really do anything besides cast from a computer or console
Fun fact: all these smart TVs run Linux, which is supposed to facilitate that, but they're DRM'd to prevent it instead. There are active lawsuits going on about it.
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Time to do the ol' firewall redirect for port 53
I do that with my mikrotik router. It is amazing for Google devices. Too bad I got rid of my last Google home device a year ago
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Unplug your TV from the internet and plug the HDMI into a machine running Kodi or similar.
If you've got the hardware capabilities, I just Read yesterday that Kodi supports CEC and can be used to control your DVD player or Set Top boxes that also support it IF you have it plugged into your CEC port.
This means turning a raspberry pi into the best media access client there is for a TV takes like 20-40 minutes (install librelec, profit?)
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Ah, yeah, for that, just factory reset it, don't connect it to the internet on setup and use HDMI.
My wife likes to cast YouTube from her phone
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Thanks for the comprehensive answer. I was hoping for something more like an alt-OS for the TV, so it doesn't ask for updates all the time or really do anything besides cast from a computer or console
An alternate less useful answer might be looking up TVs marked as "commercial displays". They are a less consumer marketed display.
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It's Pi Hole. Everything's computer.
At this time I'd like to shill for Sceptre. They make tvs and monitors that don't have all that stupid fucking "smart" features. I do not know of another brand that still makes dumb screens.
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What is pi hole? I would love to dumbify my smart tv if possible..
You should be able to go into your router and block internet access for your tv, no additional hardware necessary. And it's more reliable than pi-hole since it'll block all internet access, even static ips, and no chance of a dns leak.
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Helped me get a job, after the incident....
The… the incident????
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Unplug your TV from the internet and plug the HDMI into a machine running Kodi or similar.
Lmao but the Nvidia shield also have bullshit ads
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What is pi hole? I would love to dumbify my smart tv if possible..
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My wife likes to cast YouTube from her phone
Could that work if you connect it to LAN but don't allow it to communicate outside of your network?
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Nope, sponsorblocked.
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Could that work if you connect it to LAN but don't allow it to communicate outside of your network?
I'm 99% sure "casting" a website just opens that site on the device and gives you remote control. It gets the data through the WAN, not your phone.
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How has SmartTube been for you? Is it an Android only or does it work on other platforms?
I’ve been a FreeTube user for years, but YouTube’s aggressive countermeasures has mostly rendered this program unusable (I use on Linux). Devs put out fixes but they work for a handful of days before YouTube breaks it again.
wrote last edited by [email protected]SmartTube is, afaik, only for the Shield Devices and similar ddevices - so not really for Smartphones. Most of the time, it is great but for some reason I often get a network error message and the videos stop. So sometimes it's annoying. Haven't found a good solution yet
For smartphones, you can still download ReVanced. When Vanced was closed, they started again with revanced and it works like a charm. It has all premium features (like background listening) and blocks adds, even sponsored or fillers. The problem is the download, if you ask me. Because there is an official webside, but the download starts after it redirected you to some suspicious add website...
Alternatively, you can download NewPipe. If you don't care that you can't login, it's a perfect app. In my opinion, it's not really needed because you can save your profile (backup) and restore. It also blocks all the adds. Best app so far (IMO). It can be downloaded in the F Droid store.
For YouTube music, a good alternative is Kreate. Also available in the FDroid store.
If you have any further questions, ask me anything. Would be glad if I can help
Edit: NouTube is also a good alternative to YouTube premium, but I'm not really happy with the app. My complains are about some details though, so generally speaking, it's worth a try
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Oh, I've really wanted to self-host and do something like that, but I didn't wanna spend too much more money than I have (recently bought drives and a bay) and figured I'd use old/outdated/broken laptops to save money and be environmental, but I've been thwarted by proprietary chargers (an old Acer) and screens not turning on (a broken Mac). I'm a college student so I don't wanna drop my money too much in a month (gotta learn to budget somehow right?). Might ask my college IT if they've got old shit around instead.
wrote last edited by [email protected]Using castoff hardware is a classic first homelab setup. You dont need an actual server to setup a homelab either. Old desktops do the job well enough. I personally run a cluster of 3 of the small desktops i recommend in my last comment, if slightly beefer models. They work great. This site keeps a comprehensive list.
If you're looling for next steps, this is a great general guide. Id personally recommend proxmox of the options he lists. Its a hypervisor that will let you slice up your physical server into virtual machines, letting you split out services like a pihole/*arr stack/jellyfin/kodi in a very sane way.
Linuxserver.io has a huge list of services that you can host with containers inside those virtual machines.
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At this time I'd like to shill for Sceptre. They make tvs and monitors that don't have all that stupid fucking "smart" features. I do not know of another brand that still makes dumb screens.
I bought a Sceptre TV as my first big purchase after graduating college and it's still kicking nearly ten years later. Sure the speakers died a few years ago and several buttons on the remote no longer work, but it sure isn't spying on me. And the picture quality is honestly not bad for what I paid
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At this time I'd like to shill for Sceptre. They make tvs and monitors that don't have all that stupid fucking "smart" features. I do not know of another brand that still makes dumb screens.
(sort of) unrelated, but I found a Sceptre CRT Monitor in the woods and it's one of the best tube displays I own.
