How to Block Home Screen Ads on Hisense VIDAA OS Smart TVs
If you own a modern Hisense Smart TV running VIDAA OS (I have the 65U7K model), you've probably noticed the home screen getting increasingly cluttered with intrusive, auto-playing video ads. When you buy a great TV, the last thing you want is a giant ad banner screaming at you every time you hit the home button. After getting properly irritated with it recently, I decided to fix it. Instead of digging through restrictive TV settings, I tackled the problem at the network level on my Fibre router using Parental Controls and Domain Blocking locked strictly to my TV's MAC address. I used Gemini to help track down and tweak the exact ad-serving domains, and it worked like a charm! No more video ads hijacking the home screen, and the TV is much more enjoyable to use. Here is the exact setup and the list of URLs you need to block if you want peace and quiet on your TV screen again. Step 1: Find Your TV's MAC Address Go into your TV’s network settings, find its MAC Address , an...