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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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[–] 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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