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>>Actually, scratch that – have you used a “smart” TV in the past 5 years? – it’s awful. I have, but I guess the author hasn't. I've got a 2020 LG CX and it's

>>Actually, scratch that – have you used a “smart” TV in the past 5 years? – it’s awful. I have, but I guess the author hasn't. I've got a 2020 LG CX and it's smooth, works fast, has all the apps I need, including for streaming local media, and it has zero ads. I sort of lost interest after that point, if you can't make a reasonable point right at the start why even continue?

ramraj07 3y ago
LGs and Samsungs have become the premium brands with associated pricing and is not the ones that are made for the majority. Not to mention it’s not universal that they make good smart tvs either.
- rcarmo 3y ago
  LG is well on the path to enshittification with ads, although Samsung is already way below water level there. Both do image fingerprinting and phone home your viewing habits (my LG is neutered, and I would still buy LG for the overall quality, but I don’t think I will ever again plug a TV onto my network directly).
  - hparadiz 3y ago
    Sony is the real premium brand among them. Their OLED series runs almost stock Android TV.
akho 3y ago
The article was written by a person who bought a 3D TV when they were available.
Hamuko 3y ago
My LG C1 definitely has ads, which show up as toast notifications when you open the TV. I think I once got an ad for Google Stadia for example. That being said, it seems to very rarely show them. I think I can count the number of times I see one in a year with my fingers. As for the smart TV side, I have no idea if there's ads there since I basically only ever use my Apple TV. https://www.reddit.com/r/LGOLED/comments/xzxhjr/how_do_i_deactivate_these_advertisement_popups/ https://www.reddit.com/r/LGOLED/comments/xzxhjr/how_do_i_dea...
tuna74 3y ago
I totally agree, I have had two recent Sony Android TVs and they have been great!
tgeorge 3y ago
I have seen ads on my CX at one time but I think I might of disabled them at one point. https://www.reddit.com/r/OLED/comments/8yts0m/ad_blocking_solution_on_lg_oleds/ https://www.reddit.com/r/OLED/comments/8yts0m/ad_blocking_so... But I don’t think high end TVs like the LG OLEDs are not safe from ADs since it’s extra revenue

ramraj07 3y ago

LGs and Samsungs have become the premium brands with associated pricing and is not the ones that are made for the majority. Not to mention it’s not universal that they make good smart tvs either.

rcarmo 3y ago
LG is well on the path to enshittification with ads, although Samsung is already way below water level there. Both do image fingerprinting and phone home your viewing habits (my LG is neutered, and I would still buy LG for the overall quality, but I don’t think I will ever again plug a TV onto my network directly).
- hparadiz 3y ago
  Sony is the real premium brand among them. Their OLED series runs almost stock Android TV.

akho 3y ago

The article was written by a person who bought a 3D TV when they were available.

Hamuko 3y ago

My LG C1 definitely has ads, which show up as toast notifications when you open the TV. I think I once got an ad for Google Stadia for example. That being said, it seems to very rarely show them. I think I can count the number of times I see one in a year with my fingers. As for the smart TV side, I have no idea if there's ads there since I basically only ever use my Apple TV. https://www.reddit.com/r/LGOLED/comments/xzxhjr/how_do_i_deactivate_these_advertisement_popups/ https://www.reddit.com/r/LGOLED/comments/xzxhjr/how_do_i_dea...

tuna74 3y ago

I totally agree, I have had two recent Sony Android TVs and they have been great!

tgeorge 3y ago

I have seen ads on my CX at one time but I think I might of disabled them at one point. https://www.reddit.com/r/OLED/comments/8yts0m/ad_blocking_solution_on_lg_oleds/ https://www.reddit.com/r/OLED/comments/8yts0m/ad_blocking_so... But I don’t think high end TVs like the LG OLEDs are not safe from ADs since it’s extra revenue