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>On an unrelated note, I am pretty upset that my Samsung ~$1200 TV has ads built into it. Is it Samsung pushing the advertisements or is it Google (via Android

by x2f10 8y ago

>On an unrelated note, I am pretty upset that my Samsung ~$1200 TV has ads built into it. Is it Samsung pushing the advertisements or is it Google (via Android TV)? This is the first I've heard of this. Gross.

julianh95 8y ago
They appear within the TV's interface (Tizen OS).
Ambroos 8y ago
Android TV is free of ads. There's some space in the launcher for recommendations from content apps and Play Store, but those can be customized and turned off. Samsung doesn't use Android TV, so it's definitely 100% Samsung here.
- picsao 8y ago
  At this moment in time, as far as I can observe, before or after the update, though I may be blacklisted as a dev, and as I might as well be a shillbilly, I think I can observe.. What a determinism dystopia.. Are you sure you are not a schizophrenic hallucinating adds? Maybe observing the state of your system collapses the wave function of the dystopia tech you are surrounded by?
ddingus 8y ago
I would return that. As far as I am concerned, if the TV contains ADS, it is totally not worth owning. Maybe if they gave one to me.
- reaperducer 8y ago
  Maybe if they gave one to me. Maybe we'll see a return to the 90's when you could get a free computer if you allowed it to show ads at the bottom of the screen.
  - ddingus 8y ago
    Oh, look. Hacking toys. Thanks.
  - pbhjpbhj 8y ago
    Those companies went bust fast IIRC?
    - reaperducer 8y ago
      I think they hung on surprisingly long. I know some people were asked to return their computers, but I've heard that some companies crashed so hard that the computers were just abandoned with their users.
ct0 8y ago
block ads via DNS: https://gist.github.com/peteryates/b44b70d19ccd52f62d66cdd4bcef1e52 https://gist.github.com/peteryates/b44b70d19ccd52f62d66cdd4b...
- xrisk 8y ago
  That's not the point. You really shouldn't have to do this in the first place.
  - ct0 8y ago
    agreed, but what else can you actually do about it
    - tdb7893 8y ago
      Don't buy Samsung TVs. It's the same with websites, not using the service sends a stronger message than blocking ads
      - ct0 8y ago
        I bought it before ad's were "included". Honestly its a great tv if ad's are disabled. (ks8000) If the manufacturer can keep costs lower because of the ad's included then I believe I get a substantial benefit by blocking the ads at home.
Splines 8y ago
IIRC it's Samsung that is pushing the ads. In my case that I observed there's some content analysis that is being done so that they push relevant "smart" ads while a classic ad is being shown. It turns out the day that I saw that ad was the same day I unplugged my TV from the network.

by x2f10 8y ago

julianh95 8y ago

They appear within the TV's interface (Tizen OS).

Ambroos 8y ago

Android TV is free of ads. There's some space in the launcher for recommendations from content apps and Play Store, but those can be customized and turned off. Samsung doesn't use Android TV, so it's definitely 100% Samsung here.

picsao 8y ago
At this moment in time, as far as I can observe, before or after the update, though I may be blacklisted as a dev, and as I might as well be a shillbilly, I think I can observe.. What a determinism dystopia.. Are you sure you are not a schizophrenic hallucinating adds? Maybe observing the state of your system collapses the wave function of the dystopia tech you are surrounded by?

ddingus 8y ago

I would return that. As far as I am concerned, if the TV contains ADS, it is totally not worth owning. Maybe if they gave one to me.

reaperducer 8y ago
Maybe if they gave one to me. Maybe we'll see a return to the 90's when you could get a free computer if you allowed it to show ads at the bottom of the screen.
- ddingus 8y ago
  Oh, look. Hacking toys. Thanks.
- pbhjpbhj 8y ago
  Those companies went bust fast IIRC?
  - reaperducer 8y ago
    I think they hung on surprisingly long. I know some people were asked to return their computers, but I've heard that some companies crashed so hard that the computers were just abandoned with their users.

ct0 8y ago

block ads via DNS: https://gist.github.com/peteryates/b44b70d19ccd52f62d66cdd4bcef1e52 https://gist.github.com/peteryates/b44b70d19ccd52f62d66cdd4b...

xrisk 8y ago
That's not the point. You really shouldn't have to do this in the first place.
- ct0 8y ago
  agreed, but what else can you actually do about it
  - tdb7893 8y ago
    Don't buy Samsung TVs. It's the same with websites, not using the service sends a stronger message than blocking ads
    - ct0 8y ago
      I bought it before ad's were "included". Honestly its a great tv if ad's are disabled. (ks8000) If the manufacturer can keep costs lower because of the ad's included then I believe I get a substantial benefit by blocking the ads at home.

Splines 8y ago

IIRC it's Samsung that is pushing the ads. In my case that I observed there's some content analysis that is being done so that they push relevant "smart" ads while a classic ad is being shown. It turns out the day that I saw that ad was the same day I unplugged my TV from the network.