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[-] Nima@leminal.space 215 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

my TV incurred my wrath by having the gall to show me a banner ad while I was in the middle of a game.

so I promptly cut its balls off. (disabled the internet entirely). now it is a dumb TV. and it behaves like a TV. and not an ad machine.

But what device do you use to stream? That's the dilemma I'm in, streaming sticks and devices are all so spammy.

[-] bdonvr@thelemmy.club 17 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Apple TV has been reliable for many years. Don't even have an iPhone or iPad anymore but the OS gets the fuck outta the way and it probably has the least spyware of all the commercial options.

Building your own with like, a Pi or a PC is the best option if you mainly have pirated content.... If you stream anything that option isn't great because your device won't pass all the DRM checks to play higher definition/4k stuff. (Someone correct me but last I looked into it this was still true)

[-] Damage@feddit.it 3 points 3 months ago

Yeah, streaming platforms are problematic even on Windows, nevermind Linux

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