AdBlocking on SmartTV - which brands / operating systems?

Hello guys,

I’m thinking about getting a SmartTV that doubles as a 2nd monitor that I sometimes (rarely) need for work.

I‘d love to have something that is capable of AdBlocking / a little more customizable. I mainly use YouTube, and the struggle with the new adblocking stuff seems to be real… But if all goes wrong I’ll just connect my Laptop via HDMI and watch over that. But forcing the device to connect to certain DNS servers would be cool.

Since I haven’t had a TV for 15+ years, I’m just completely lost on what to get. That’s why a lot of the stuff that I’ve read in the search function doesn’t really make sense to me - I simply know absolutely nothing about TVs.

As far as I’ve read Android seems to be the way to go, right? What other Operating Systems would be acceptable?

What brands would your Go-To be?

In a few local stores I’ve seen the most prominent were Samsung and Toshiba.

Would other brand be preferable?

Thankful for any advice. :)

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