> Upon connecting it to the internet,
I dare not ask why you would do such a thing, instead, I will simply ask if you now think the reason was good, and I will hint at you that if the reason was "convenience", then you should answer "No".
I dare not ask why you would do such a thing, instead, I will simply ask if you now think the reason was good, and I will hint at you that if the reason was "convenience", then you should answer "No".
You'll probably find the projectors are pretty much the same hardware and OS as the sticks except with the projection device added where the stick just has an HDMI output. It might have HDMI-in too so it can just be used as a screen for another device, but there are definitely some units out there that are network-play-only.
You aren't wrong about giving cheap crap like this access to your network (and via that the public network) is risky, but that convenience you (and I) would say no to is exactly what they are bought for.
Seriously, why do you think this is normal or acceptable?
This is bullshit needs to stop (and the scummy AdTech industry has a lot to answer for).
I could actually see hooking up a projector to wifi to allow it to stream videos.
We all know why, which is Adtech, but like cars or smart TVs, you as a customer either skip the entire segment or yield.