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[–] bdonvr@thelemmy.club 7 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

You don't need to make it that long.

And also most TVs or whatever you're streaming with has a way to type from your phone nowadays. Apple TV, Chromecast, Android TV, heck I think even Xbox.

It's kinda nice on Apple TV your phone will suggest autofill passwords for the TV, even from theirs party password managers like Bitwarden.

[–] abbadon420@lemm.ee 4 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Android tv's arent that old. 10 years max. 5 years since it's affordable for most people. Is it unreasonable to own a 5 year old non-smart tv? I think not. I think it's weird that so many people assume everyone owns a smart tv.

[–] Evkob@lemmy.ca 5 points 10 months ago

In what scenario would you need to type in a password on a non-smart TV though? Parental lock?

[–] bdonvr@thelemmy.club 3 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

You're not wrong but in what context would you be putting in passwords on a non-smart device

Also it's not just smart TVs. You can hook up streaming sticks and boxes and game consoles to anything with an HDMI port