The home page of my $1700 smart TV has a full page ad about watching ads

[alk@sh.itjust.works]

No, it's smoother than even my brand new Google TV chromecast that it replaced. I replaced the default launcher with something easier for my elderly mother to understand because she kept getting confused with other devices. It's snappy, has all the apps I have needed, and was easy to set up.

[maggoty@lemmy.world]

To be fair, the super bowl ads are seen as part of the entertainment by many people and the companies generally do go out of their way to make the funniest or cutest ads of the year. Any other time I would fully agree with you.

[girsaysdoom@sh.itjust.works]

Sounds like they might have the capability to just network block the device from their router too. At least that's what I do, just in case someone tries to use it.

[grue@lemmy.world]

And then buy a non-smart TV instead. At least one company, Sceptre, still makes them. (I don't want to make it seem like I'm shilling for a particular brand, but I genuinely don't know of any other options, aside from commercial signage displays.)

[grue@lemmy.world]

You have to reject smart TVs at the time of purchase, or manufacturers think this shit is okay and will keep escalating until even an Nvidia Shield won't save you.

[humanspiral@lemmy.ca]

Where can I pirate the ads instead of paying for your TV service?

[galanthus@lemmy.world]

This is insane.

USA really is a cyberpunk dystopia.

[yournamehere@lemm.ee]

no. smart tvs are not phones.

[aeternum@lemmy.blahaj.zone]

Wait, receivers need wifi now too? This shit is getting ridiculous. I saw a mirror needed wifi access a few weeks ago

[lootboblin@lemmy.world]

I tried to search modern basic TVs without the ”smart” stuff. I only found few from Philips and Procaster. Also all of them were small 24”-32”

Fuck ”Smart” TVs!