How to escape from surveillance when watching television?
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I currently use a large computer monitor as a television, and use a Google TV hdmi plugin to access content.
Rather than have Google selling all my personal data I would rather pay more for a privacy respecting alternative. Does something like the Vero V offer similar functionality, and if not what should I be using?
Ideally the solution should be family friendly using a remote to operate, and can access mainstream channels
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I currently use a large computer monitor as a television, and use a Google TV hdmi plugin to access content.
Rather than have Google selling all my personal data I would rather pay more for a privacy respecting alternative. Does something like the Vero V offer similar functionality, and if not what should I be using?
Ideally the solution should be family friendly using a remote to operate, and can access mainstream channels
HTPC + wireless mouse
All other solutions are memes.
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I currently use a large computer monitor as a television, and use a Google TV hdmi plugin to access content.
Rather than have Google selling all my personal data I would rather pay more for a privacy respecting alternative. Does something like the Vero V offer similar functionality, and if not what should I be using?
Ideally the solution should be family friendly using a remote to operate, and can access mainstream channels
DVD player and a library card
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I currently use a large computer monitor as a television, and use a Google TV hdmi plugin to access content.
Rather than have Google selling all my personal data I would rather pay more for a privacy respecting alternative. Does something like the Vero V offer similar functionality, and if not what should I be using?
Ideally the solution should be family friendly using a remote to operate, and can access mainstream channels
We just use a dumb TV and free antenna service.
Check Tyler the Antenna Man, he knows more than I..
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DVD player and a library card
But then THEY know what you took home from the library!
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I currently use a large computer monitor as a television, and use a Google TV hdmi plugin to access content.
Rather than have Google selling all my personal data I would rather pay more for a privacy respecting alternative. Does something like the Vero V offer similar functionality, and if not what should I be using?
Ideally the solution should be family friendly using a remote to operate, and can access mainstream channels
Plex and biiiig collection of series & movies.
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I currently use a large computer monitor as a television, and use a Google TV hdmi plugin to access content.
Rather than have Google selling all my personal data I would rather pay more for a privacy respecting alternative. Does something like the Vero V offer similar functionality, and if not what should I be using?
Ideally the solution should be family friendly using a remote to operate, and can access mainstream channels
Over the air broadcasts, DVD and Blurays from thriftshops bought with cash, jelly for your dowloads you get over VPN.
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Plex and biiiig collection of series & movies.
Plex tracks everything you watch
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I currently use a large computer monitor as a television, and use a Google TV hdmi plugin to access content.
Rather than have Google selling all my personal data I would rather pay more for a privacy respecting alternative. Does something like the Vero V offer similar functionality, and if not what should I be using?
Ideally the solution should be family friendly using a remote to operate, and can access mainstream channels
Ironic, I use a smart TV that's not connected to a network as a monitor. It can view some DVBT too, but only a handful channels. I basically never watch actual TV, just sometimes a video. TV feels like a gigantic waste of time.
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I currently use a large computer monitor as a television, and use a Google TV hdmi plugin to access content.
Rather than have Google selling all my personal data I would rather pay more for a privacy respecting alternative. Does something like the Vero V offer similar functionality, and if not what should I be using?
Ideally the solution should be family friendly using a remote to operate, and can access mainstream channels
if you want a pragmatic answer, apple tv with emby works for me. not saying apple is perfect but at least their business model is not 100% dependent on monetizing your data and targeted ads.
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Plex and biiiig collection of series & movies.
s/plex/jellyfin/ -
I currently use a large computer monitor as a television, and use a Google TV hdmi plugin to access content.
Rather than have Google selling all my personal data I would rather pay more for a privacy respecting alternative. Does something like the Vero V offer similar functionality, and if not what should I be using?
Ideally the solution should be family friendly using a remote to operate, and can access mainstream channels
If by mainstream channels you mean major streaming services then there is no perfectly private option. But I would recommend an AppleTV as the closest thing (it also doesn’t have ads which I really appreciate).
Other than that your options are devices that can’t access major streaming services at greater than 720p and are hackily put together on multiple levels but are fine for streaming local media you host yourself or more expensive than ATV devices and modding them with alternative launchers.
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Plex tracks everything you watch
Why did I write Plex? I moved to Jellyfin maybe 3 or 4 years ago and never looked back. I have to edit my comment.
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I currently use a large computer monitor as a television, and use a Google TV hdmi plugin to access content.
Rather than have Google selling all my personal data I would rather pay more for a privacy respecting alternative. Does something like the Vero V offer similar functionality, and if not what should I be using?
Ideally the solution should be family friendly using a remote to operate, and can access mainstream channels
Either use over the air TV and don't connect your TV to the internet or pirate whatever you want using a VPN or seedbox.
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Over the air broadcasts, DVD and Blurays from thriftshops bought with cash, jelly for your dowloads you get over VPN.
Are over the air broadcasts still a thing? Sorry if that's a stupid question. Used DVD's and Blu-ray's are a certified fuck yeah.
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DVD player and a library card
I need a library card.
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Either use over the air TV and don't connect your TV to the internet or pirate whatever you want using a VPN or seedbox.
Or buy and rip content.
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I need a library card.
I hear they're extremely affordable.
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Are over the air broadcasts still a thing? Sorry if that's a stupid question. Used DVD's and Blu-ray's are a certified fuck yeah.
Yes. We don't watch it a ton because of ads, but it absolutely exists. In fact, I assume that's how most people watch major events like the Super Bowl (US) or the Olympics. We get a couple dozen channels, maybe more (haven't counted), and the only ones we watch regularly are PBS (kids cartoons, informative shows) and the local university's channel.
Oh, and radio also exists, in case you're too zoomer to know.
I listen to it every day on the way to/from work in my car. -
DVD player and a library card
How is using a government service that literally keeps track of everything you borrow, avoiding surveillance?
Not hating on libraries at all, they are awesome. But you do realize that it would be trivial for the federal government to obtain that data, right?
