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Connecting my TV to a router VPN was one of my smartest home network upgrades (zdnet.com)

2026-07-01 | by Taylor Clemons | tags: smart tv, vpn, home network

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How to disable ACR on your TV (and why it makes such a big difference when you do) (zdnet.com)

2026-07-01 | by Taylor Clemons | tags: acr, smart tvs, samsung

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Instagram wants to monopolize your attention (theverge.com)

2026-06-25 | by Charles Pulliam-Moore | tags: instagram, meta, reels

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My Favorite Art TV Is Half-off for Amazon Prime Day (wired.com)

2026-06-23 | by Martin Cizmar | get Smart TV with HDR → | tags: art tv, hisense canvas tv, samsung frame

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Nearly half of LG smart TV apps contain residential proxy SDKs (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-22 | get Smart TV Privacy Shield → | tags: residential proxy, samsung, proxy sdk

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Nearly Half of LG Smart TV Apps Contain Residential Proxy SDKs (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-22 | get Smart TV Privacy Scanner → | tags: smart tv, residential proxy, samsung

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Worried about Fox buying Roku? Here are three popular concerns - and why I'm optimistic (zdnet.com)

2026-06-22 | by Artie Beaty | get Roku Streaming Stick → | tags: fox, roku, bloomberg

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I Found 29 Early Prime Day Deals That Are Worth Shopping Now (2026) (wired.com)

2026-06-20 | by Scott Gilbertson | get Prime Day Deal Finder → | tags: amazon prime day, surface laptop, alexa speaker

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The Best Art TVs (wired.com)

2026-06-19 | by John Brandon | get Samsung The Frame TV → | tags: samsung, the frame pro, art tvs

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Fox’s $22B Roku acquisition aims to expand its reach into smart TVs, advertising (arstechnica.com)

2026-06-15 | get Roku Streaming Stick 4K → | tags: fox corporation, roku inc, roku os

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Fox wants to take over your TV — and the tech inside it (theverge.com)

2026-06-15 | by Emma Roth | get Samsung Smart TV → | tags: fox, roku, fox sports

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Why I'm Telling People to Stop Hunting for Dumb TVs (cnet.com)

2026-06-15 | by See Full Bio | get Smart TV Remote Control → | tags: smart tv, google, amazon

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The impossible dream of the universal remote (theverge.com)

2026-06-14 | by David Pierce | get Logitech Harmony Elite Remote → | tags: logitech, harmony, nest

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Here's what you should and shouldn't plug into a TV USB port (engadget.com)

2026-06-04 | by Lawrence Bonk | get USB Power Strip → | tags: smart tv, usb ports, fat32

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Why I just connected my living room TV to a router VPN (and you should, too) (zdnet.com)

2026-06-01 | by Taylor Clemons | get TP-Link AC1750 WiFi Router → | tags: smart tv, vpn, hackers

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I put my smart TV setup behind a router-based VPN and never looked back - here's why (zdnet.com)

2026-06-01 | by Taylor Clemons | get TP-Link AC1750 WiFi Router → | tags: smart tv, vpn, hackers

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Two of our favorite art TVs are more than 40 percent off this weekend (theverge.com)

2026-05-30 | by Sheena Vasani | get Samsung The Frame TV → | tags: samsung frame tv, hisense canvas tv, 4k oled

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Amazon is selling this 75-inch Hisense TV for over $500 off - and I highly recommend it (zdnet.com)

2026-05-29 | by Taylor Clemons | get Hisense 75-Inch U8 Series → | tags: hisense, amazon, smart tv

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Disabled ACR on your TV? I set up a router-based VPN for further protection - here's how (zdnet.com)

2026-05-28 | by Taylor Clemons | get TP-Link Archer AX6000 Router → | tags: acr, vpn, smart tv

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I set up a router-based VPN for my TV, and it's the cheap security fix it desperately needed (zdnet.com)

2026-05-28 | by Taylor Clemons | get TP-Link AC1750 WiFi Router → | tags: smart tv, vpn, alexa

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Roku OS’s home screen now features a large, permanent ad (arstechnica.com)

2026-05-27 | get Roku Streaming Stick → | tags: roku os, smart tv, ad space

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Roku updates its UI for the first time in a decade (engadget.com)

2026-05-27 | by Lawrence Bonk | get Roku Streaming Stick 4K → | tags: roku, smart tv, roku city

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Yearslong Fight Over Users' Right To Tweak Smart TV Software Heads To Trial (slashdot.org)

2026-05-20 | get Smart TV Developer Kit → | tags: vizio, linux, gpl

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Yearslong fight over users' right to tweak smart TV software heads to trial (arstechnica.com)

2026-05-20 | get Smart TV Developer Kit → | tags: vizio, linux, software freedom conservancy

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Inside the fight to force Vizio to share Linux-based source code for its TVs’ OS (arstechnica.com)

2026-05-20 | get Vizio Smart TV Developer Kit → | tags: vizio, linux, software freedom conservancy

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YouTube is turning your TV into a storefront with Google Pay shopping (androidauthority.com)

2026-05-14 | get Google Pay NFC Tag → | tags: youtube, google pay, smart tvs

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Netflix on TV makes it easier to fumble less and chill more with voice search test (androidauthority.com)

2026-05-08 | get Voice Remote for Fire TV → | tags: netflix, android authority, voice search

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Roku apps loading slow? 9 quick fixes I try before blaming my Wi-Fi (zdnet.com)

2026-05-08 | by Elyse Betters Picaro | get Roku Streaming Stick → | tags: roku, smart tv, app glitches

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Lost your Roku remote? Here are four ways you can still control your TV (zdnet.com)

2026-05-07 | by Artie Beaty | get Roku Voice Remote → | tags: roku, roku app, smart tv

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Netflix has its own, impressive AI-powered voice search (theverge.com)

2026-05-07 | by Janko Roettgers | get Smart TV Voice Remote → | tags: netflix, ai-powered voice search, janko roettgers