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> Why is everyone so confused that smart TVs are popular? Because almost all of them use internet connectivity to show you ads on home screens.
I disconnect from WiFi. It makes my “smart” tv a normal one that doesn’t serve my shitty ads, lag or turn on some random SamsungTV channel.
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> the latter is uncollectable since it's just streaming from your own server. Except smart TVs take screenshots of what you are watching and send it back for content analysis and correlation. So even if all you're doing is using it as a dumb monitor they are still collecting data about you. Edit: Before someone calls me a tinfoil hat, it's called automatic content recognition, look it up.
consumerreports privacy "how to turn off smart tv snooping" https://www.consumerreports.org/privacy/how-to-turn-off-smar...
This thread feels very...Hacker News Bubble? Why is everyone so confused that smart TVs are popular? Being able to just turn on your TV and open Netflix without messing around with inputs/other devices is a huge benefit for non-technological people. And it probably costs <$50 for the manufacturer to include whatever chip is running linux in the TV, its a no-brainer.
> Why is everyone so confused that smart TVs are popular? Also the real reason that they're popular: there are no non-smart TVs available.
And now with embedded ads.
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The software in the newer LG OLEDs is so good I haven't bothered hooking up any of my boxes to my new TVs. I'm sure in a few years the UI will start to feel sluggish and it will be time to plug something in, but for now its a great experience, far better than any smart TV I've used before.
I'll partly agree there, the OS is generally solid but the apps individually can leave a lot to be desired. My go-to example on LG OLED is Spotify. It's so not OLED friendly, it's essentially OLED-hostile. The UI during playback is completely static and nearly seems designed to cause burn-in.
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I disconnect from WiFi. It makes my “smart” tv a normal one that doesn’t serve my shitty ads, lag or turn on some random SamsungTV channel.
Just because you disconnected it from wifi does not mean they cannot connect it through lte without your knowledge
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27701977
TL;DR- TVs are using their own cellular connections and/or neighboring open wireless networks.
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I'll partly agree there, the OS is generally solid but the apps individually can leave a lot to be desired. My go-to example on LG OLED is Spotify. It's so not OLED friendly, it's essentially OLED-hostile. The UI during playback is completely static and nearly seems designed to cause burn-in.
There are so many things wrong with that app's UX. I would rather listen to worse quality on Youtube than bother opening that app.
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I disconnect from WiFi. It makes my “smart” tv a normal one that doesn’t serve my shitty ads, lag or turn on some random SamsungTV channel.
Just because you disconnected it from wifi does not mean they cannot connect it through lte without your knowledge
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> Why is everyone so confused that smart TVs are popular? Also the real reason that they're popular: there are no non-smart TVs available.
the next logical question is why are they the only tv's available? the reason is the same reason that phones are getting bigger and laptops are getting thinner. (hint it's not some grand conspiracy to ruin your life or to fuck the consumer) the answer is because that's what people buy.
https://www.businessinsider.com/smart-tv-data-collection-adv...
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The software in the newer LG OLEDs is so good I haven't bothered hooking up any of my boxes to my new TVs. I'm sure in a few years the UI will start to feel sluggish and it will be time to plug something in, but for now its a great experience, far better than any smart TV I've used before.
The magic remote kind of ruins my LG TV for me. I like the UI, but hate that bumping my remote brings up that darn cursor that flies around the screen.
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> Why is everyone so confused that smart TVs are popular? Also the real reason that they're popular: there are no non-smart TVs available.
the next logical question is why are they the only tv's available? the reason is the same reason that phones are getting bigger and laptops are getting thinner. (hint it's not some grand conspiracy to ruin your life or to fuck the consumer) the answer is because that's what people buy.
https://www.sony.com/electronics/support/articles/00225587
https://www.theverge.com/tldr/2021/3/10/22323790/lg-oled-tv-...
https://digiday.com/future-of-tv/samsung-pitches-advertisers...