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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 (4 children)

I have a dumb LG TV and idek how I'll replace it when it's finished. Do they even sell dumb TV's anymore?

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

    You have to buy a "smart tv", never connect it to wifi and plug a proper media device to it.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 years ago (1 child)

    Are there really only smart tvs nowM

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

    Search for the ones that are meant for retail use. I don't recall what they're called, but that class of tvs will get you a decent dumb tv.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 years ago

    Digital signage? They're basically monitors but often have a basic onboard OS like Android for running DS apps, but like you said they're otherwise a dumb TV without the aerial port.

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