My parents got a “smart” LG TV not too long ago, and I’ve been trying to make sure they keep it completely offline, but I have a feeling they’re going to give in soon. Planning on trying out a Pi-Hole tomorrow on their network
Keep it offline and don’t update it, Pi-Hole can help, but I wouldn’t count on it. I would also go with NextDNS. Suggest they get a device like an Apple TV and only use that. You can block most of LG’s domains router/DNS side.
What, you don’t know how to? What are you, a moron? Fuck you mean you’re just gonna say to do something and then not follow up with how to do it? That makes you an ashole.
I’m pretty confident I will be able to. There a shit tons of guides, videos and tutorials. In fact, I worked in repair center and that was my usual routine. Don’t know something? Learn.
That makes you an ashole.
I see only one asshole in comments and that ain’t me. I see no reason for me to provide instruction that will take hours to type and may not even be correct, just to please some weird guy on internet. I gave general directions: to have best experience and privacy with those TVs, you need to root them. How you do it (and if you even want to) is up to you.
If you feel up to it there’s the possibility of just lobotomizing the wifi on it. I did this with ours because I wanted to make sure it didn’t get any updates after we bought it and it works fine.
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My parents got a “smart” LG TV not too long ago, and I’ve been trying to make sure they keep it completely offline, but I have a feeling they’re going to give in soon. Planning on trying out a Pi-Hole tomorrow on their network
Keep it offline and don’t update it, Pi-Hole can help, but I wouldn’t count on it. I would also go with NextDNS. Suggest they get a device like an Apple TV and only use that. You can block most of LG’s domains router/DNS side.
That’s what pihole does. Blocks on DNS level.
Block it at router level. Pihole nextdns are no different.
Don’t forget to root it
Ok, how?
Don’t give a suggestion without specific directions.
It’s literally different for every LG TV series. And to find out how to root your particular one, you just open google and… Search.
Fuck you mean “directions”, we are not on the street.
Ok then.
Go rebuild your own transmission.
What, you don’t know how to? What are you, a moron? Fuck you mean you’re just gonna say to do something and then not follow up with how to do it? That makes you an ashole.
I’m pretty confident I will be able to. There a shit tons of guides, videos and tutorials. In fact, I worked in repair center and that was my usual routine. Don’t know something? Learn.
I see only one asshole in comments and that ain’t me. I see no reason for me to provide instruction that will take hours to type and may not even be correct, just to please some weird guy on internet. I gave general directions: to have best experience and privacy with those TVs, you need to root them. How you do it (and if you even want to) is up to you.
Great. 👍🏻
Here’s a vague concept; go fucking Google it you peasant.
No one’s doing that.
Fuck is wrong with you?
If you feel up to it there’s the possibility of just lobotomizing the wifi on it. I did this with ours because I wanted to make sure it didn’t get any updates after we bought it and it works fine.