I know Smart TV privacy concerns are a big conversation here, largely because there’s practically no good way to jailbreak a Smart TV, but I wanted to ask about a specific use case.
How much better is it to disable all network connectivity on a smart tv (running Roku as its core OS) and hook an Apple TV box up to it?
More or less, I suppose what I’m asking is whether or not using an Apple TV is as private as it can get with easy-to-use streaming devices?
at least you’re just replacing the ‘box’ and not the whole tv. which is one of the main benefits of not using the ‘smart’ inside the tv, and using an external device instead. cheaper to upgrade the ‘smart’ part.
i mostly use old cheap laptops with ulv soc (about 6 watts with lid down, screen off). has worked for me, so far. have a compact wireless keyboard with integrated trackpad (the older logi one) for a ‘remote’. on the tv i also have a full-fledged desktop attached to one input… why do client-server when i can hook the ‘server’ right up?