▲ 518 ▼ 'Whoever came up with this is a massive idiot': LG's gaming monitors and TVs are facing a user revolt (www.techradar.com) submitted 1 month ago by Tablaste@linux.community to c/fuck_ai@lemmy.world 134 comments fedilink hide all child comments ...due to seemingly installing adware on PCs and telling you to warn guests they may be recorded by AI features, to comply with 'wiretapping' laws
[–] DarrinBrunner@lemmy.world 16 points 1 month ago (3 children) Dumb TV hooked to the HDMI out on my computer. Jellyfin. Fuck the billionaires. permalink fedilink source hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] brucethemoose@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago* That won’t protect you, if you run Windows. When Windows sees the device as LG through HDMI, Windows Update will pull in and install the adware. Thats the outrage, here. They didn’t just sell something new, they retroactively enshittified dumb displays. permalink fedilink source parent [+] nevyn@slrpnk.net 5 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent [–] DaleGribble88@programming.dev 2 points 1 month ago (1 child) Do you have a dumb TV to recommend? I went searching online a few years ago and literally couldn't find anything other than giant digital screens used to show the menu at fast food restaurants. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Whirling_Cloudburst@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago Sceptre is about the only company left making dumb TVs anymore. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] brucethemoose@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago* That won’t protect you, if you run Windows. When Windows sees the device as LG through HDMI, Windows Update will pull in and install the adware. Thats the outrage, here. They didn’t just sell something new, they retroactively enshittified dumb displays. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] nevyn@slrpnk.net 5 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] DaleGribble88@programming.dev 2 points 1 month ago (1 child) Do you have a dumb TV to recommend? I went searching online a few years ago and literally couldn't find anything other than giant digital screens used to show the menu at fast food restaurants. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Whirling_Cloudburst@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago Sceptre is about the only company left making dumb TVs anymore. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Whirling_Cloudburst@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago Sceptre is about the only company left making dumb TVs anymore. permalink fedilink source parent