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Why connect any tv to internet?
by aldanor 3y ago
Why connect any tv to internet?
- sneak 3y agoMany TVs now have dark patterns during setup that suggest initial configuration is impossible without network access. I recently set up a TV that required I scroll to the very bottom of the list of visible Wi-Fi networks to skip the network setup.
- aldanor 3y agoThat's pretty shady indeed. But I guess that comes from how the majority of consumers use those tvs, not discerning the screen itself from software that provides content access.
- mulmen 3y agoTo access content.
- aldanor 3y agoWhy can't you access it from any of the tv boxes (ie Apple TV or any other) and just use the TV itself as one big screen, a bunch of pixels and nothing else?
- mulmen 3y agoIt’s built into the TV. Why buy an extra box that also shows ads?
- SoftTalker 3y agoYes, exactly. Most people (perhaps not representative of the audience here) do not want extra boxes, wires, steps, or setup. They like that it's all built into the TV. Ads are just a fact of life to them, they don't really even register as a concern.