Should I be aware of something when buying a TV? - eviltoast

Hey guys, so I moved recently and started tipping my toes in self-hosting, currently managed to set up Pihole and Jellyfin.

I’m thinking of buying a TV to start enjoying all these cool services over my living room. The thing is, I’m pretty much an absolute beginner, and I’m not sure if there is something I should be aware of when buying a TV.

Since it is a fairly big spend, I would really hate to be locked out of it because of some greedy corporate garbage or something, especially since I would use it only for self-hosting, and I am aware TVs are particularly messy when it comes to this (never have bought one in my life). Could you guys help this lost kid?

  • brygphilomena@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Vizio can remote into their TV’s and run diagnostics and remote factory resets. Made me feel very awkward and now I have to null route all their BS.