How would you block ads on such a TV? The problem is you still cannot connect it to the internet without unknown privacy intrusion... Maybe to the LAN only? But then it's usefulness is still limited.

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nolok 3 days ago | parent | next [-]

Pi hole is enough for me on a modern Samsung

	▲	andrepd 3 days ago \| parent [-]
		So, entirely orthogonal to the issue of rooting the TV?

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duskdozer 3 days ago | parent | prev [-]

hosts file block?

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andrepd 3 days ago | parent [-]

Block what? Which domains? How do you know what the TV will connect to?

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dh2022 3 days ago | parent [-]

Block everything except for what you want. For e.g. block everything but Netflix.

	▲	prmoustache 3 days ago \| parent [-]
		It can be complicated when streaming companies use same cloud vendors and thus share same ip ranges as the traffic you want to protect yourself from.