Mastodawn

I'll stick to my "dumb" TV, thank you📺
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The #TVBusiness isn't just about selling #TVs anymore. Companies are increasingly seeing viewers, not TV sets, as their most lucrative asset.

Which is why #TV software is getting loaded with #ads.

Your (smart)TV set has become a digital billboard. And it’s only getting worse
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/08/tv-industrys-ads-tracking-obsession-is-turning-your-living-room-into-a-store/

Your TV set has become a digital billboard. And it’s only getting worse.

TV software is getting loaded with ads, changing what it means to own a TV set.

Ars Technica

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I am Jack's Lost 404 Aug 19, 2024

@Norobiik

A few years ago there was an article that Visio makes more money selling user data than it does on the actual TV hardware.

Wtaf

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Norobiik @[email protected]Aug 19, 2024

@float13 Vizio must be selling those boxes at near cost price. Word is, Walmart is trying to buy them out - you can guess why 🙄

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I am Jack's Lost 404 Aug 19, 2024

@Norobiik

We need less companies to "pivot into tech"... Not more...

There was some other article "I'm a programmer and I wouldn't teach my kids coding" which admittedly I didn't read, but-

I'm a programmer and I would never teach a corporation to code...

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mike805 Aug 19, 2024

@Norobiik My LG C8 still looks great and is coming up on 1500 hours. Last time I got a pop-up was when the remote battery needed changing. It's not connected to the Internet. If you want to stream, use an external box for that.