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I wouldn't consider this “extreme writing style”, author define what this so-called “ad-economy” then they get into, every one tries to show that they aren't pa
by anuvrat1 5y ago
I wouldn't consider this “extreme writing style”, author define what this so-called “ad-economy” then they get into, every one tries to show that they aren't part of it, but they are.
Then there is the main point of the article, which is Vizio doesn't care about being clean and undercutting competition.
A good chuck of Vizio's customer knows what they are buying, unlike companies like Samsung; charging premium price, “caring” about their customers but still involving in the same practices as Vizio.
And the author gets the point across, so this is a decent article.
- chasil 5y agoI don't own a "smart TV." If I did, I would have two options to secure it. I could keep it disconnected from my home network, except perhaps occasionally to update the firmware. Otherwise, all network content would come from a device in which I could place some level of trust. Alternately, I could put it behind a Gargoyle router set to push all content through Tor. That would render some network content inaccessible, and Vizio itself might block Tor exit nodes. Each of these choices introduces inconvenience and reduces function, but right now I would not trust my activity to Vizio, after seeing this financial reporting.
- anuvrat1 5y agoIsn't that "little inconvenience" the money you are saving going with Vizio? You get an excellent display for the price, use it as a display only and for updates thumb drive is your best friend.
- emodendroket 5y agoWell, not really, since the better TVs are also smart TVs.
- 0x0nyandesu 5y agoKinda have no choice these days. Have a brand new house and want a 65 inch 4k OLED panel? Welp you're getting a smart tv. I found the Sony Bravia line to be the "cleanest" firmware. It's Android so you can do quite a lot to hack it to your advantage.
- 0x0nyandesu 5y agoDown vote all you want but when your wife asks you why you don't have a TV in your brand new house you're gonna cave like a deck of cards in a hurricane.
- chasil 5y agoI upvoted, sorry for the adverse responses.
- sneak 5y agoUpdating the firmware is the reason you never connect it to the network! If the firmware from the factory doesn't work, return it. If it does, never, ever connect it to a network, because it may stop working, start spying, or show ads.