Comment on I got this popup ad on my TV **while watching a DVD**
gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 10 months ago
It’s called “Post-Purchase Monetization”, and it’s why your 65” OLED tv is so cheap. They capture and sell your viewing data - but only if you hook it up to an internet connection. So don’t hook them up to an internet connection.
and it’s why your 65” OLED tv is so cheap.
If this were true, the few remaining “dumb TVs” (e.g. from Spectre) wouldn’t be cost-competitive, but they are.
This abusive shit isn’t subsidizing the cost of the TV; it’s just padding the manufacturer’s profits.
Spectre TVs are cheap because they compete at a lower tier and are priced to attract buyers to what is essentially an unknown brand.
Unless they’re also giving up important quality/features (other than the “smart” misfeature, that is), I don’t see how that matters.
The question is how long that will help. Just recently read about the first TVs popping up that try to connect to any available open WiFi to phone home, regardless of your settings. Soon our TVs will need tinfoil hats 😱
MaxVoltage@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Bro they dont have buttons and dont even let you change channels without logging on first with youf full social credit its mad world