I would love the child of a Surfacebook with a Framework laptop; or A bare keyboard attached to a screen, that I could plug my phone (possibly running Phosh) and use it as a hardware for a laptop experience
A high-quality dumb TV.
Get your ads (and security vulnerabilities) out of my damn house.
Get a pyhole. No more ads (or devices phoning home) in your home network.
Just plug a computer into your TV, and never give the TV Ethernet or WiFi access.
Manufacturers have gotten smart to that, if you don’t agree to the terms you may not get the full features. Not just the smart features.
Interesting. The only feature I can think of mine missing is firmware updates.
They exist, they’re just not cheap since they’re meant for enterprise use and should last much longer.
At least for most smart TVs, they’re completely operational if you never connect them to the Internet, though.
You still end up with awkward, overcomplicated UIs that make using the TV in basic ways unnecessarily obnoxious.
Plug in your own Kodi box. Problem solved.
People who would like to get their hands a bit dirtier can take off the back cover and remove/desolder the WiFi and Bluetooth chips (if present). Just don’t touch the IR chip
I kinda disagree here - I have no problem using smart lights, etc., as long as they’re controlled by a non-cloud system like HomeAssistant. This just doesn’t seem to be an option for more complex devices.
