Comment on I love my smart TV (From Mastodon) - Repost

• Honytawk@lemmy.zip ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  You don’t even have to reject the terms of services, just never connect it to the internet. Not even once.

  Won’t even be able to send rejections to a server.

  I can recommend TLC, they can be used as a dumb TV and never need an internet connection if you just use it as a screen. Wouldn’t recommend them with internet though since the remote literally has a microphone build-in.

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  • jol@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    But I want to use the Internet. I want it to be able to access my network files and to cast video from my phone. Why does it have to be either all or nothing?

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    • DdCno1@beehaw.org ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      Consider an Android TV device. Fire TV Stick at the low end, Shield TV Pro at the high end. Not much point to anything in between.

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    • CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      And the next generation my well have capability to connect to cell towers or something (for your convenience!). Or just refuse to work without internet access (for security!).

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      • jol@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

        If you don’t allow us to track you, you’re probably a terrorist and a pedofile!

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    • Honytawk@lemmy.zip ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      You can do that with any small connected pc.

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• CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  Interesting. I wonder how long that will last.

  You really think the technology being inside there and capable of switching on at any time is just drama?

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• Onsotumenh@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  I think it is a drama, because it’s not just the tvs doing that. Almost everything is getting more and more annoying and restricting. Things are starting to constantly nag you one way or another, shove things into your face you don’t care about, take away functionality and generally worsen user experience… It’s just mentally exhausting.

  And yes I know you can reliably turn that data collection stuff off (at least in the EU) but hopping through those hoops each and every time for each and every device and service can and will hollow out your resolve (and you have to find all the buried options every time…). Thats how you get masses that just don’t care anymore.

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  • sanzky@beehaw.org ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    I honestly think the issue is that these people want a SmartTV but are annoyed about its downsides. When I bought my current TV I disabled the smartOS but ended up enabling it back because I did find value on its features.

    I think the complaints are not well articulated. They do want the smart TV they just want good ones that dont spy on them or show ads.

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    • Onsotumenh@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      Exactly! I just don’t want constantly have to fight my devices. It tires me out and sucks the fun out of them.

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