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People overworry about smart features. Just don't tell it your wifi password and now you have a dumb TV.
by clircle 5y ago
People overworry about smart features. Just don't tell it your wifi password and now you have a dumb TV.
- jacknews 5y agoThe other issue is smart TVs carry a whole bunch of unwanted electronics that will definitely become outdated and unsupported, and will quite likely fail. And be expensive, or just impossible to fix when they do.
- clircle 5y agoIs this a problem? TVs become outdated with or without internet connection. I guess I don't understand you. TVs are so cheap now, if anything is actually expensive, you are better off just buying another (cheap!) TV.
- jacknews 5y agoIt's not such a problem if we want to keep on a 'disposable society' path, but even then, the more complex the electronics, the more likely they are to fail, or just be bricked when support ends. It definitely is a problem if we want to make things that last longer and are repairable.
- theshrike79 5y agoExcept Samsung TVs will connect to any open Wifi: https://www.reddit.com/r/privacy/comments/bpr6xs/if_you_choose_to_not_connect_your_samsung_smart/ https://www.reddit.com/r/privacy/comments/bpr6xs/if_you_choo...