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[-] sibannac@lemmy.world 26 points 13 hours ago

Nearly all tvs are smart tvs that make money with showing ads and selling data. Any loss on the hardware is made up on selling customer data and ad space. The tvs would be amazing if they didn't come with smart features.

[-] BigBananaDealer@lemmy.world 3 points 7 hours ago

did this happen recently? i got mine in 2019 its enormous and all it does it turn on and lets me play xbox

[-] Holytimes@sh.itjust.works 2 points 4 hours ago

2018 is about when it started but it was a very small number of tvs. By 2020 it was a common thing but it was a dedicated line of tvs from each brand. By 2024 it was all cheaper tvs basically. And now it's basically every TV and even some monitors.

The non smart TVs are almost as hard to find now as finding a smart one was in 2018. And monitors are starting to have smart features and ads even among the highest end offerings. But unlike tvs they arnt any cheaper for it. Its stupid.

[-] ChaoticNeutralCzech@feddit.org 2 points 7 hours ago

The build quality is not great, they saved on backlight heatsinking so the LEDs will bake and delaminate, causing dark spots, discoloration etc.

[-] leaveWitX@lemmy.world 2 points 7 hours ago

TV?No, it's just a big display

[-] stickly@lemmy.world 9 points 11 hours ago

Is there any way to lobotomize these smart TVs? Even the specs on a cheaper mid-range would blow my current dinosaur out of the water

[-] Gormadt@slrpnk.net 14 points 9 hours ago

Never connect them to the internet

You want your favorite streaming service on there? Get an older (used office) PC, load it up with (your prefered flavor of) Linux, get a bluetooth keyboard mouse combo, hook it up to your HDMI port, and go ham.

Some TVs even let you turn them on directly to a specific HDMI port for a bonus fun time of never having to see the TVs menu.

[-] modus@lemmy.world 16 points 11 hours ago

Don't connect them to the internet.

[-] Holytimes@sh.itjust.works 2 points 4 hours ago

Iv stared coming across some that's not remotely an option. They require a logged in account before they accept any input.

If you attempt to use a DNS ad blocker they also just stop working. Its fucking toxic.

[-] modus@lemmy.world 1 points 34 minutes ago

Wow. Fuck that.

I'm actually curious enough to buy one to see how bad they actually are now.

[-] mycodesucks@lemmy.world 2 points 2 hours ago* (last edited 2 hours ago)

Right back to the store then.

Fuck around and get a charge back.

[-] stickly@lemmy.world 5 points 11 hours ago

True, I'll probably end up going that route when this one dies (assuming they don't all require sign in and heartbeats at that point)

Was hoping for something like a FOSS OS just for the convenience of keeping jellyfin up to date and cleaning up the useless baked in apps.

[-] sureshot0@discuss.online 2 points 9 hours ago

This probably exists, or at least I hope it does

[-] modus@lemmy.world 2 points 11 hours ago

Use an external media player. Personally, I use a roku routed through a pihole.

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