2023-09-11 10:52 UTC
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@FinnleyDolfin@tech.lgbt 2023-09-11 11:00
@unfnknblvbl@aus.social @dj2mn@mastodon.sdf.org @burgerdrome@aus.social Exactly this. I got a Vizio and connected it to WiFi to be able to use the streaming apps. After I did that the “TV” app took me to a list of free and freemium streaming TV services. I no longer had access to my OTA channels. No where in the menus could they be found. I couldn’t enter a channel number directly and the option to perform a channel scan in settings was gone. It wasn’t until I factory reset and didn’t connect to WiIf did it function like a normal TV. I ended up getting a cheap Roku for the streaming stuff.
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@dj2mn@mastodon.sdf.org 2023-09-11 11:57
@unfnknblvbl@aus.social @burgerdrome@aus.social Fortunately for me there's nothing on Netflix that really appeals so I don't subscribe. I have an old rev2 AppleTV which is slowly becoming more incompatible with everything (something something HDMI something?) but I can still stream from my phone or iPad in an emergency. As mentioned earlier tho the whole experience is pretty awful and I was very glad to get my FTA back and not have to dick around with the tech. One area I'm entirely comfortable being a luddite in :)
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@jane23c@toot.community 2023-09-11 13:18
@unfnknblvbl@aus.social @dj2mn@mastodon.sdf.org @burgerdrome@aus.social There's an excellent word. One person's progress is another's enshitification.