_number8_I got this popup ad on my TV **while watching a DVD**
Is this a samsung tv? If it is one of the cheap tv’s like Vizio and such they have this live advertising which is awful. I always buy non-smart TV’s but now they actually cost more then the smart ones if you are going for a big 65-85" TV.
My Vizio has never done this.
You can save the cash and just never let it connect to the internet.
Be careful because they automatically ping around for passwordless wifi
MagnorReally ? Not surprised in the least, but do you have a source for this?
Fire Stick auto connecting: news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25275350
Samsung Smart TV auto connecting: web.archive.org/web/20210830002600/https:/…/7926
Faraday cage it is!
Holy shit. That sucks.
Thanks for replying!
Easy workaround: live in the countryside with no neighbours.
It’s not particularly hard to open and disconnect the Wi-Fi antenna. But it probably voids the warranty.
I’m not excited for the day they realize that HDMI allows the transmission of network traffic through the device it’s plugged into.
Why that’s in the design, I don’t know. But I also don’t understand why HDMI has fucking DRM built into it.
But I also don’t understand why HDMI has fucking DRM built into it.
If I remember correctly, the DRM was a result of pushback from the MPAA back when Blue-Ray and HD-DVD were coming out. They didn’t want a digital signal that could be easily recorded like S-Video or composite.
What are some good non-smart TVs?
Laugh.
Based on the * button, it looks like some sort of Roku device or TV with Roku built in.