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@Epzillon@lemmy.world

2026-09-07 12:35 UTC

Self-hosted TV interface solutions Hello! Regarding what Gamers Nexus recently disclosed regarding LG TVs in their latest video I think its finally time to do what I can to mitigate it. I cant root it since the firmware is too new and I cant afford a new TV either. My best bet would be blocking all LG IPs network-wide and disconnecting it from the network. (Although I understand even that might not be enough, its the best I can do right now) I was thinking of using an old Raspberry to atleast access youtube and my media server, however I dont know what would be a good OS/distro to run this on. Preferably I would want to use something like an old PS4 controller as the remote. Anyone here who has any suggestions or living room setups to suggest? Any and all tips are welcome.

Replies (5)

  • @lepinkainen@lemmy.world 2026-09-07 13:13

    Not a popular answer, but Apple TV is the best out of the box experience. Zero ads, massive longevity. Mine is like 7 years old and still running the latest tvOS. If you have the cash and inclination, Nvidia Shield is the hackers choice. Zero hardware upgrades in years tho, but software aplenty. Just don’t let your smart TV access the internet in any situation, there’s no need. It’s just a stupid display.

    Open ##4705348

  • @ikidd@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2026-09-08 06:00

    LibreElec, Umbrella addon and a premiumize subscription.

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  • @mbirth@lemmy.ml 2026-09-07 15:12

    For the real “TV feeling”, try ErsatzTV. It basically creates multiple real-time streams of TV shows and movies from your media library. You can switch between them like channels.

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  • @gedaliyah@lemmy.world 2026-09-07 14:51

    I use ONN Android boxes. Fairly inexpensive, but I think it’s difficult to set up without a Google account (you can create a dummy account on the setup). Side-loading is trivial. Some favorite apps: TizenTube to replace YouTube (or any of a dozen or so frontends), Projectivy launcher to replace the awful default. Add an always on VPN.

    Open ##4706173

  • @JelleWho@lemmy.world 2026-09-07 12:43

    Hey welcome to the hobby! We personally have the whole TV on a Vlan, so it can’t acces anything at all. While our server/HA can still send a WOL command to it, and jellyfin can stream our movies to it. I run all of it on top of TrueNas, most as an app or else an VM. I have never tried to set something up for YouTube specifically, since that runs on a Chromecast (for now…) Let me know how your journey goes

    Open ##4731122