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Your TV set has become a digital billboard. And it’s only getting worse. (arstechnica.com)

submitted 3 months ago by gytrash to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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"The TV business isn't just about selling TVs anymore. Companies are increasingly seeing viewers, not TV sets, as their most lucrative asset..."

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[–] LazaroFilm@lemmy.world 46 points 3 months ago (7 children)

I miss dumb TV. I would pay more for a dumb OLED TV. Then add the media box of your choice, be it an Apple TV, a Raspberry Pi or whatever…

[–] Steve@communick.news 23 points 3 months ago

Commercial monitors or digital signage displays are out there.
B&H has a good selection.
They are a bit more expensive, but not crazy.

[–] RestrictedAccount@lemmy.world 4 points 3 months ago

I just don’t use the smart features. Maybe it’s because I run Pi Hole, but I don’t have any ad issues at all using Apple TV.

There are ads on YouTube TV, the normal ones you find on broadcast TV or cable, and that is all.

[–] umami_wasbi@lemmy.ml 4 points 3 months ago (2 children)

I thought not connecting it to the internet will make it OK?

[–] Taleya@aussie.zone 5 points 3 months ago

Some literally will not let you use them without an Internet-enabled setup

[–] thanksforallthefish@literature.cafe 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

They can also hijack the connection of a connected box (ethernet over hdmi) or via a connected phone (bluetooth & chromecast iirc)

[–] umami_wasbi@lemmy.ml 2 points 3 months ago

Any source on this?

[–] Damage@feddit.it 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

The processor in my Bravia seems to do wonders for image quality tho. Same file on my HiDPI computers doesn't look nearly as good.

[–] LazaroFilm@lemmy.world 4 points 3 months ago

I’m okay with image processing in the screen, by smart, I mean with a media platform and apps installed on the screen. I have two Roku TV that are now unusable even as a screen because the recent Roku software updates made the whole tv sluggish as hell even to simply turn on to an input like HDMI. It’s baaaaaad. Image processing on the other hand no biggie (as long as it’s not this motion flow shit)

[–] proton_lynx@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago

Oh man, I would kill for this...

[–] pdxfed@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I have a 2012 Vizio TV with a Chromecast. I have it hooked to WiFi so that I can cast to it. Is it able to connect to the Internet through the Chromecast?

[–] LazaroFilm@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

If connected via HDMI, no. But your TV might be able to act as a remote control for your Chromecast. No internet data via HDMI.

[–] thanksforallthefish@literature.cafe 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Ethernet over hdmi

https://thehometheaterdiy.com/hdmi-with-ethernet/

https://www.cmple.com/learn/learning-center-hdmi-cables-with-ethernet

[–] LazaroFilm@lemmy.world 0 points 3 months ago

Wow. Ok I did not know that.

[–] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 0 points 3 months ago

How about 10x more