A Boring Dystopia

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The world we live in isn't just dystopic, it isn't just stupid, trying to describe all the ways it sucks just makes for a really boring story.

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Hisense TVs force owners to watch intrusive ads when switching inputs, visiting the home screen, or even changing channels — practice infuriates consumers, brand denies wrongdoing (www.tomshardware.com)

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[–] Zedstrian@sopuli.xyz 2 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (2 children)

The only smart TVs anyone should be getting are ones running Google TV that can have the default launcher replaced with an ad-free option such as Projectivy Launcher.

If Google locks down Android APK installations further, even Google TV might no longer be viable, but for now it is the only option with a user-friendly TV interface (versus using a Linux device) with an app library not limited to the degree that Roku and Apple TV devices are.

[–] The_Jit@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

That's why I got a Hisense TV a few years ago because it had the stock Google TV on it. I immediately installed Flauncher on it. No issues since.

[–] SanctimoniousApe@lemmings.world 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I couldn't replace the launcher on my Onn Google TV box (the model with the built-in Google Home Mini), unless there's some way of doing it via ADB? This is why I prefer Android vs Google TV, but if that's only the case for the Onn device, then that may broaden my options significantly.

[–] Zedstrian@sopuli.xyz 2 points 2 weeks ago

The Launcher Manager app is also necessary to change the default launcher to the custom one you choose. Here's a guide I wrote a while ago on my recommended configuration steps.

It should work on both Android TV and Google TV; they're both Android, just different official launchers, so the best device to run is the one with the latest version of Android and the highest specs.