I currently use a large computer monitor as a television, and use a Google TV hdmi plugin to access content.
Rather than have Google selling all my personal data I would rather pay more for a privacy respecting alternative. Does something like the Vero V offer similar functionality, and if not what should I be using?
Ideally the solution should be family friendly using a remote to operate, and can access mainstream channels
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Raspberry pi with OSMC (Kodi on Linux) OSMC remote control (A Vero is good too.) Large storage drive
You can get a plug-in to watch YouTube, you can watch local movies, you can build your own media library using local software and it’ll be small enough to carry it around in your pocket.
DVD player and a library card
But then THEY know what you took home from the library!
Borrow randoms things alongside what you really want to scramble data
I need a library card.
I hear they’re extremely affordable.
How is using a government service that literally keeps track of everything you borrow, avoiding surveillance?
Not hating on libraries at all, they are awesome. But you do realize that it would be trivial for the federal government to obtain that data, right?
Most public libraries delete identifiable records as soon as you’ve returned the materials, post-Patriot Act. Your librarian should be able to tell you how long your local system keeps your data. Public librarians, on the whole, fucking hate government surveillance.
Source: I am a former public librarian.
Either use over the air TV and don’t connect your TV to the internet or pirate whatever you want using a VPN or seedbox.
Or buy and rip content.
I’ve never personally messed with it but if you have a Chromecast already then you could try installing LineageOS
if you want a pragmatic answer, apple tv with emby or jellyfin+infuse works for me. not saying apple is perfect but at least their business model is not 100% dependent on monetizing your data and targeted ads.
Jellyfin and biiiig collection of series & movies.
Plex tracks everything you watch
HTPC + wireless mouse
All other solutions are memes.
Over the air broadcasts, DVD and Blurays from thriftshops bought with cash, jelly for your dowloads you get over VPN.
Are over the air broadcasts still a thing? Sorry if that’s a stupid question. Used DVD’s and Blu-ray’s are a certified fuck yeah.
in case you’re on the older side, in addition to what they said in the other comment OTA broadcasts are now digital HD.
Yes. We don’t watch it a ton because of ads, but it absolutely exists. In fact, I assume that’s how most people watch major events like the Super Bowl (US) or the Olympics. We get a couple dozen channels, maybe more (haven’t counted), and the only ones we watch regularly are PBS (kids cartoons, informative shows) and the local university’s channel.
Oh, and radio also exists, in case you’re too zoomer to know. :) I listen to it every day on the way to/from work in my car.
