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LG Isn't the Only TV Company Spying on You (www.youtube.com)
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[–] 4 points 2 months ago* (4 children)

Yeah don't use anything with voice commands. It's just microphones recording everything.

A lot of smart tv remotes have voice command buttons.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 months ago (3 children)

    Anything capable has one. Apple tv. Nvidia shield. Android box. Roku.

    What can do high quality content and not require that a mic be in the room

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  • [–] 2 points 2 months ago (2 children)

    A Linux box you build and configure yourself as a media station. Plenty of generic keyboard remotes exist without mics in them.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 months ago (1 child)

    Pc building is not cheap these days. I wouldnt say its beyond me but it is not an accessible route and difficult to get parity in features. For one CEC HDMI is nigh impossible on 99% of non custom boards.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 months ago*

    It's certainly off the beaten track, and they're definitely outnumbered by all the Android boxes, but they're not hard to find preconfigured either. I'm just kind of biased since I prefer to build stuff myself on principle.

    https://www.ebay.com/itm/176976068094

    Idk if I'd call a $100 set top box (buy once cry once) "inaccessible". Wouldn't be my first choice, and I also wouldn't be surprised if things like this come bundled with spyware/bloatware (just one of many reasons to prefer self-build IMO).

    HDMI CEC seems pretty standard on most modern-ish mini PCs as well. They'll run you 2 or 3x the price of the one in the link, but the market's not short on used - I'm still finding somewhat decent deals despite the hysteria around prices.

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