XPost: uk.tech.digital-tv, uk.d-i-y   
   From: nospam@example.net   
      
   On Fri, 20 Dec 2024, Theo wrote:   
      
   > In uk.d-i-y D  wrote:   
   >>   
   >>   
   >> On Thu, 19 Dec 2024, Rich wrote:   
   >>   
   >>> In comp.misc Chris J Dixon  wrote:   
   >>>>   
   >>>> Am I missing something, or is this simply something I am stuck   
   >>>> with?   
   >>>   
   >>> You are likely stuck with it, given that a "smart tv" controls you,   
   >>> rather than the other way around.   
   >>>   
   >>> Consider downloading the items you want to watch from youtube   
   >>> (https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp) and then setting up a playback   
   >>> system for the downloads.  Then you will be in control of every aspect   
   >>> of the display and playback of the downloaded files.   
   >>>   
   >>   
   >> Pro tip! If you want to liberate yourself from your smart-TV, go and get   
   >> yourself a Radxa Zero and run Kodi on it.   
   >>   
   >> That way you can turn off all the smarts on the TV, and just view the   
   >> stuff you want to view through the Radxa single board computer.   
   >   
   > ...until you want to watch Netflix, iPlayer, ITVX, Disney+ or whatever.  Then   
   > you'll find there's either no streaming app or the streaming app won't run   
   > because you aren't running their DRM on 'certified' hardware.   
      
   This is not so interesting. All the content of the above exists on torrent   
   sites, for free.   
      
   > Although there are approved Android TV boxes, and they're an option if you   
   > need more control / less spying than your smart TV.   
      
   This is also a possibility.   
      
   > Theo   
   >   
      
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