TV software is getting loaded with ads, changing what it means to own a TV set.
    • Libb@jlai.lu
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      3 months ago

      This. We have not owned a TV since the very early 00s, when we realized they wanted us to pay in order to watch... ads. More and more of them.

      • TranquilTurbulence@lemmy.zip
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        3 months ago

        When I moved, I just didn’t plug the TV in at the new place. Instead, I started using it exclusively as a monitor for my HTPC. Watching online videos on a bigger screen is just so much nicer. Besides, ublock origin is doing a good job blocking all the nonsense a smart TV is designed to show you. When visiting friends and family, I end up watching normal TV a little bit, and I can’t say I miss any of that.

    • UlyssesT
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      16 days ago

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  • ChonkaLoo@lemmy.zip
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    3 months ago

    Yeah my TV will never get internet access again. Using my computer with my TV as a screen is way better.