TV was a gift from my wife’s dad. I wish he didnt. I already have a perfectly decent flat-screen I have hooked a computer up to.

  • datavoid@lemmy.mlEnglish
    4·
    1 day ago

    Two thoughts:

    1. You can turn off HDMI input scanning on roku TVs.
    2. Can your wife not watch these things via the computer attached to the TV?
    • Wugmeister@lemmy.dbzer0.comOPEnglish
      2·
      1 day ago
      1. Thanks, I will look into it
      2. She can but it would make her sad. I don’t get it, but since this is the only thing we fight over I count myself lucky
    • Lka1988@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
      1·
      24 hours ago

      You can turn off HDMI input scanning on roku TVs.

      Knowing Roku, they probably automatically re-enable that setting after an update.

      • datavoid@lemmy.mlEnglish
        1·
        23 hours ago

        I’m definitely expecting this at some point, but it hasn’t happened to me yet. I’ve had the TV for a couple years now.

        You can also just not attach the TV to the internet, but “obviously” doing things like reordering home screen apps requires an Internet connection.

        • Lka1988@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
          2·
          21 hours ago

          Of course, because why wouldn’t a checkes notes entirely local operation require an internet connection?

          You can also just not attach the TV to the internet

          That’s what I did with the curved Samsung TV that I put in the basement for the kids. Factory reset with no internet, default input set to a specific HDMI, and a Roku (with Pi-hole handling adblocking). Roku remote also handles TV power/volume. Haven’t had any issues with it.