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Anon buys a TV without researching (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 11 months ago by Early_To_Risa@sh.itjust.works to c/greentext@sh.itjust.works

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[–] ZILtoid1991@lemmy.world 75 points 11 months ago (2 children)

First rule of smart TVs: if you really have to buy a smart TV, then never connect it to the internet!

[–] Zacryon@feddit.org 21 points 11 months ago (6 children)

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 9 points 11 months ago

Back to the store it goes then

[–] Acters@lemmy.world 6 points 11 months ago (2 children)

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 1 points 4 months ago

[–] Taalnazi@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago

That should be illegal...

[–] starman2112@sh.itjust.works 4 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

I've also heard people say that they'll automatically 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 2 points 11 months ago

Imagine if they came with default ads prebundled in the firmware.

[–] chiliedogg@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago

Some of them use wifi for the remote too.

[–] Valmond@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago

Like those single player games...

[–] Honytawk@lemmy.zip 1 points 11 months ago

Indeed, I remember people complaining about Roku for that.

My TLC hasn't done so up until now.

[–] JovialMicrobial@lemm.ee 16 points 11 months ago

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.