I spent $3k on a Samsung Smart TV and all I got were ads and unwanted content
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Re: I spent $3k on a Samsung Smart TV and all I got were ads and unwanted content
#2I spent 3K on a 65" 4K conference room touchscreen monitor. Rather than having a built in smart TV function it has a dock for a SFF PC.
It lacks a tuner and don't think it does HDR but it does have surprisingly good sound.
Re: I spent $3k on a Samsung Smart TV and all I got were ads and unwanted content
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Re: I spent $3k on a Samsung Smart TV and all I got were ads and unwanted content
#4I don't understand why anyone would like to connect such a thing to their WiFi. An external device gives you flexibility and control. The built-in firmware gives you ads and tracking.
Re: I spent $3k on a Samsung Smart TV and all I got were ads and unwanted content
#5For my Samsung TV, I connect it to the internet once a year for a firmware/software upgrade.
Outside of that, any TV in my house is connected to an AppleTV. HDMICEC is great.
Re: I spent $3k on a Samsung Smart TV and all I got were ads and unwanted content
#6never, ever give a TV an internet connection, wifi password or dhcp lease.
I realize there are ads on the homescreen of an xbox series x, ps4 pro, ps5, etc but I would much rather deal with those than whatever shoddy operating system TV manufacturers put on their thing.
I have a thousand times more confidence that microsoft and sony will keep their OSes patched and up to date (they have a strong financial/self-interest incentive to do so, for anti piracy reasons) than the junk running on a TV.
Re: I spent $3k on a Samsung Smart TV and all I got were ads and unwanted content
#7I don't understand why anyone would like to connect such a thing to their WiFi. An external device gives you flexibility and control. The built-in firmware gives you ads and tracking.
Yeah, buy smart TVs for their display panels and image processing, not for their smarts. First thing when setting them up is disabling the wifi and bluetooth and not plugging in ethernet, followed by hooking up an Apple TV 4K/Nvidia Shield/PC.
Also worth factoring ability to update firmare without an internet connection when making a purchase decision. Sony TVs for example typically allow updates via a thumb drive.
Re: I spent $3k on a Samsung Smart TV and all I got were ads and unwanted content
#8Corporate slogan of the 21st century: Why settle for some of your customer's money when you can get all of your customer's money (and monetize their data too)?
Microtransactions, ads, selling customer usage data, up-front costs, PPV, subscriptions... I'm shocked we as customers can actually afford to obtain and use any of these devices anymore.
Re: I spent $3k on a Samsung Smart TV and all I got were ads and unwanted content
#9I don't understand why anyone would like to connect such a thing to their WiFi. An external device gives you flexibility and control. The built-in firmware gives you ads and tracking.
Most people do that to use integrated streaming apps. This is less expensive than buying an Apple TV/Chromecast
Re: I spent $3k on a Samsung Smart TV and all I got were ads and unwanted content
#10never, ever give a TV an internet connection, wifi password or dhcp lease. I realize there are ads on the homescreen of an xbox series x, ps4 pro, ps5, etc but I would much rather deal with those than whatever shoddy operating system TV manufacturers put on their thing. I have a thousand times more confidence that microsoft and sony will keep their OSes patched and up to date (they have a strong financial/self-intere…
Bought a samsung and a roku tv. I don't know which one it was - but, for one of them, I refused to install internet. And it had a red light that flashed like every 30-60 seconds. I looked up why? "Its the no internet" light and it couldnt be disabled.
I had to cover it up with a sticky note on my nice tv until I finally gave up.
Anti consumer patterns.