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How to deal with those annoying TVs blaring Fox News all day (sopuli.xyz)

submitted 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Source: https://bsky.app/profile/funnysnarkyjoke.bsky.social/post/3lmkfwebeuc27

In fact you can use your smartphone to change the channel on nearly any TV. In the comments on that post some people talk about how to do it. Basically you need a smartphone with either builtin IR or use a USB-C IR blaster or if your phone has a 3.5mm headphone jack you can also try one of those but I'm not sure if the 3.5mm ones are as commonly supported.

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (2 children)

I use the kit-built one of these: https://www.tvbgone.com/shop/ -- They gave a bunch of them away at the end of a makefaire I was a part of years ago.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago

These are amazing. I regularly use mine to shut off the “CP24” channel (news +ads +weather +ads +traffic +more ads, in the Toronto area) anywhere I go. I think nobody actually likes that shit but we all tolerate it because we think other people do.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 days ago

The TV-B-Gone is really cool especially because it's so small but of course it just shuts off the TV. I've seen a few keychain sized universal remotes that have buttons.

I just wrote a comment in reply to someone suggesting unplugging the TV: https://lemm.ee/post/65246982/20771041

Basically it's nice that you get peace and quiet but turning it off is more noticeable.