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Of course, it's showing you advertising, that's what the internet is for according to the advertising scum of the world.
Maybe don't buy a 'smart' TV next time?
One tip I've found useful - most TVs have a so-called "Hotel mode" (or a Service mode) where they can have most of their smart features disabled and can be locked to a single HDMI input (e.g. AppleTV / ShieldTV / Chromecast). That makes them into rather dumb panels that usually also disable those ads. At least I know it's possible on all Sony AndroidTV models and most Samsung models (not sure about their latest Tizen…
This is why I will never buy another Samsung. The stupid TV keeps pushing Facebook and CBS apps in the "most recently used" apps; mind you I've NEVER used either. I delete them from the list and within a day they are back. Samsung = screw the user.
Fuck the guy who wanted to suck up to the management in some stupid meeting projecting estimated revenue out of this to ask for a raise later because he "contributed to a revenue increase" to the company. There's absolutely no after thought to this decision - If I paid 1000s of dollars for an "idiot box" that's supposed to reproduce faithfully the signal that I pass it, showing ads is unacceptable, no matter what the…
This is why my tv stays offline and isn’t setup. My Nvidia shield runs to hdmi and is the only playback source.
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Was this the essay you were referring to [1]? I think you’re bang on with this comparison. My dad and I have long complained how (for example) grocery stores seem to constantly cancel our favourite products. We know it’s not the manufacturer because the product is still on their website. My dad and I even have a term for the people in the head office who make the decision to phase out our favourite products: spreadsh…
Sounds like the two of you may be "harbinger customers", the interesting economic phenomenon of people who tend to like products that flop.
- Sent from my Xperia Compact
At least when I subscribe to a SaaS and they roll out changes I dislike, I can choose to stop paying them and move to a competitor.
Non security updates should always be opt-in.
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My TV needed a firmware upgrade to get HDMI working. You need to accept EULA's before connecting and updating.
return it?
Edit: also, it was a gift.
Just as the 's' in 'IoT' stands for 'security', the 'f' in 'IoT' stands for 'fairness to users.' Never buy a consumer product that expects an Internet connection.
It's impossible to find a new TV these days that doesn't have an internet connection out of the box.
If it becomes impossible to buy a TV that doesn't just display what I chose by the time this one is due for replacement, I'll take a device sold as a computer monitor instead. Or a projector. Maybe I'll pay extra, but I'll be fine with that.