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My wife CONVINCED me to buy an LG tv instead of my typical dumb monitor.
Now I get constant ads and a constant nagging of updates available, that will install more ads and spying features...
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regexorcist • today at 1:28 PM
I have a pihole in front of my LG TV blocking nearly every DNS query it tries. I only allow a couple streaming apps I do use and see zero ads.
whalesalad • today at 1:08 PM
LG TV’s are really really good. If you never connect them to the internet. And that rule should be applied to all TV’s. Use an external device like an Apple TV or a self-crafted solution (Roku, Amzn stick, etc all garbage phoning home and listening with Alexa crap)
Treat your TV like a computer monitor (ironic here in this context lol)
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Update firmware.
Turn off LIVE PLUS
block internet for the tv from router
Enjoy.
That's what I have been doing for years.