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Post by 3np »

TacticalTable wrote: post #187
snarfy wrote: post #29

Samsung really needs to just flush their entire software division. It's all garbage. Their android software is a frustrating joke. Tizen is a hot mess. Every issue I've ever had with a samsung product was with their software, and it's why I've sworn off the brand as a whole.

I had been getting frustrated with my Oneplus and upgrade to an S10, and every once in awhile I wish that I hadn't. It's death by a thousand cuts, from engineers and management who have no respect for the user. Off the top of my head, within the past week, I've had: * The wifi slows down to Obviously all of these problems can be fixed, and many aren't exclusive to samsung, but dealing with all of them continuously is…

Don't forget all those bundled spyware and bloatware services/apps of which most can be disabled through arduous labour but then magically get re-enabled every time you update the OS.

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Post by qchris »

ptx wrote: post #248
edhelas wrote: post #243

Earlier quoted context omitted.

1. Don't buy a smart TV 2. Done

What do you buy instead? I don't imagine it's easy to find a recent, high-quality TV without "smart" features. A few years ago, I looked into getting a digital signage display instead, but they were pretty expensive.

I can't speak for people using actual modems, but my household cut the cord a while back and just uses a really big computer monitor attached directly to a dedicated cheap computer for pulling up Netflix, Hulu, etc. or watching local movies. There's a tiny portable keyboard/touchpad combo for it as the "remote".

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Post by kelleyk »

TedDoesntTalk wrote: post #237
kelleyk wrote: post #222

Earlier quoted context omitted.

_Can_ you reject Samsung's EULA? My Q90T prompts me to accept it every time it's turned on, but the only option appears to be to accept it. I can't find a "no/reject" option. I do what you suggest in step (3), and never connect it the TV to a network, but it's still concerning.

I can on my 2019 model. Maybe they changed it? What happens if you ignore it and switch HDMI inputs with the remote?

You can absolutely ignore it, even without switching inputs; it appears above the menu/input bar at the bottom and isn't modal.

However, it reappears every time the TV is turned on. At some point, a houseguest (assuming those are a thing at some point in the future) is going to hit "okay", or I'm going to do so accidentally while fumbling with the remote, and that isn't the same thing as actual/deliberate consent from me, the owner of the device.

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Post by Unklejoe »

overlordalex wrote: post #166
_2d30 wrote: post #154

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Or just like not even connect it to the internet at all?

There's reports of some models connecting to any open wifi networks, which would include your neighbours. And it's only a matter of time until they come with built-in sim cards

Can't wait until someone grabs the sim or hacks the firmware to use it as a general purpose data connection.

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Post by CraneWorm »

propelol wrote: post #96
namanaggarwal wrote: post #15

Made a mental note to buy only the dumb tv. If I want streaming options I would rather setup my own. Or for non-tech I would recommend dumb tv + apple tv or Chromecast

I'm currently looking at some 4k 50+ inches PC monitors, and I don't see what the downside is doing this instead of getting a TV.

they started selling monitors running android ;)

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Post by danmg »

I swore off Samsung products after my they updated the built in music player application on my ~3 year old S5. All of a sudden I was getting ads for Spotify trying to play mp3s from my SDCard.

Now: I will only get chinese phones running stock android.

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Post by megablast »

JaimeThompson wrote: post #115
troydavis wrote: post #34

If you own an Internet-connected TV, you've been seeing these for 2 years or more. I submitted it 11 months ago ( https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21427405 ) and it wasn't new then. The ACR-based retargeting audiences ( https://www.samsung.com/us/business/samsungads/resources/tv-... ) are probably the most offensive. For example: "Reach viewers who saw your competitor’s ads as quickly as 60 seconds after linear a…

Does an external Roku device collect ACR based data?

Roku sends a huge amount of data back.

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Post by koolba »

TedDoesntTalk wrote: post #104
troydavis wrote: post #34

If you own an Internet-connected TV, you've been seeing these for 2 years or more. I submitted it 11 months ago ( https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21427405 ) and it wasn't new then. The ACR-based retargeting audiences ( https://www.samsung.com/us/business/samsungads/resources/tv-... ) are probably the most offensive. For example: "Reach viewers who saw your competitor’s ads as quickly as 60 seconds after linear a…

> If you own an Internet-connected TV, you've been seeing these for 2 years or more How to prevent all Samsung tracking and advertising: 1. Factory reset your Samsung TV. 2. When promoted to accept the Samsung EULA, select no/reject 3. Attach computer or streaming stick to Samsung HDMI port (Windows, mac, chromebook, appleTV, chromecast, Amazon Firestick, Roku stick). I use an ancient PC with Linux Mint installed. Yo…

Don’t forget step 6:

6. Repeat factory reset every time “helpful” guests “fix” the internet on your tv.

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