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LG to offer subscriptions for already purchased appliances and televisions, evolving into a provider for “Home as a Service” (www.theregister.com)
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LG to offer subscriptions for already purchased appliances and televisions, evolving into a provider for “Home as a Service”::Subscription fatigue is a thing and regulators are circling, but Korean giant reckons you're ready to cough up after buying hardware

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[–] 13 points 3 years ago (1 child)

Yeah, it's bad enough that an LG TV makes you agree to have all of your data sent to them, but now they want you to pay for the privilege as well. Screw that!

I mean, i think all smart TVs do that now. Don't know what I'll do when my dumb one breaks.

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  • [–] 9 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    Just don't connect smart TVs to the internet. Get something cheap like a raspberry pi + wireless mouse/keyboard or an android TV box for the same functionality. (More functionality, actually)

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  • [–] 2 points 3 years ago (2 children)

    Ugh I wish raspberry pis were still… anywhere… for reasonable prices.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 years ago

    Man I had no clue they went up in price. I have a couple laying around here somewhere.

    But you know, if you look on newegg.com, you can just about buy a full cheap motherboard with CPU for the same price and get more ports and probably more speed as long as you can handle the size.

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