tyler comments on The TV industry finally concedes that the future may not be in 8K

[–] tyler@programming.dev 2 points 9 months ago (6 children)

If you are at a business you should have an access point or router that is capable of blocking specific devices from WAN access. But I would create a new segmented network, block that network from WAN access entirely, put it on its own VLAN, and then connect the TV to that network.

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[–] explodicle@sh.itjust.works 5 points 9 months ago (5 children)

I'd assume it nags whenever it can't connect to the home server, and just says "network".

So when they go out of business any remaining units will nag forever.

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[–] tyler@programming.dev 0 points 9 months ago (4 children)

You can use your router or access point tools to check what address it’s trying to resolve and then set up a redirect to a device that can respond with a fake response.

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[–] dual_sport_dork@lemmy.world 6 points 9 months ago

I'm not going through all that BS just to reward the manufacturer with a sale. It went back, fuck 'em, and I replaced it with a normal cheap computer monitor which is what I told him to buy in the first place.

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[–] nyan@lemmy.cafe 5 points 9 months ago

At that point, you've put multiple man-hours into analyzing the response required to placate it, and it isn't a "cheap" device anymore. Easier to return it.

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[–] explodicle@sh.itjust.works 1 point 9 months ago (1 child)

Unless they require a digital signature

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[–] tyler@programming.dev 0 points 9 months ago

Depends on the signature.

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