I lobotomized our TV after making the mistake of connecting it to the internet when we first got it.
The ads slowed down the menu to switch sources so much it actually angered me. No more internet for you, you get to be a dumb tv forever now.
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ZILtoid1991@lemmy.world 10 months ago
First rule of smart TVs: if you really have to buy a smart TV, then never connect it to the internet!
JovialMicrobial@lemm.ee 10 months ago
Zacryon@feddit.org 10 months ago
I’ve read at some other post that some smart TVs won’t work at all if you don’t connect it to the internet.
Read with caution, I haven’t verified this.
winkerjadams@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 months ago
Back to the store it goes then
Acters@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Amazon fire TV requires an Amazon account to use basic features and they intentionally tell you they lock “certain” features
Remember_the_tooth@lemmy.world 3 months ago
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Taalnazi@lemmy.world 10 months ago
That should be illegal…
starman2112@sh.itjust.works 10 months ago
I’ve also heard people say that they’ll connect to any open wifi networks. People make up a lot of stuff. Just don’t tell your display device how to send any 1s or 0s to any server outside your home, and you’ll be fine
owl@infosec.pub 10 months ago
Imagine if they came with default ads prebundled in the firmware.
chiliedogg@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Some of them use wifi for the remote too.
Honytawk@lemmy.zip 10 months ago
Indeed, I remember people complaining about Roku for that.
My TLC hasn’t done so up until now.
Valmond@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Like those single player games…