@jeffw@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish • 10 months agoYour TV set has become a digital billboard. And it’s only getting worse.arstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square28fedilinkarrow-up1260arrow-down15cross-posted to: privacy@lemmy.ml
arrow-up1255arrow-down1external-linkYour TV set has become a digital billboard. And it’s only getting worse.arstechnica.com@jeffw@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish • 10 months agomessage-square28fedilinkcross-posted to: privacy@lemmy.ml
minus-square@eronth@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish31•10 months agoI’m not looking forward to replacing my dumb tv when it finally dies.
minus-square@RangerJosie@sffa.communitylinkfedilinkEnglish7•10 months agoDon’t sweat it. Just get what’s on sale. They’re all the same. There’s only one reason I’d opt for a high priced name brand. And that’s the ability to apply filters to everything you’re watching. Imagine watching Ace Ventura but every character has the Chad Face filter on.
minus-squareTXLlinkfedilinkEnglish-3•10 months agoA few ideas to consider in this kind of situation: If you watch broadcast TV, consider stopping. Is it really of any use? Could your time have better uses? Maybe you’ll never need that ad stream. If all you need is a display for console/computer/media box, get a display instead. No tuner, no networking, no ads.
I’m not looking forward to replacing my dumb tv when it finally dies.
Don’t sweat it. Just get what’s on sale.
They’re all the same.
There’s only one reason I’d opt for a high priced name brand. And that’s the ability to apply filters to everything you’re watching.
Imagine watching Ace Ventura but every character has the Chad Face filter on.
A few ideas to consider in this kind of situation:
If you watch broadcast TV, consider stopping. Is it really of any use? Could your time have better uses? Maybe you’ll never need that ad stream.
If all you need is a display for console/computer/media box, get a display instead. No tuner, no networking, no ads.