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My next TV will likely be an LG because I generally like the price/performance ratio, but it will never be allowed to access the Internet (my current one has LA
by rcarmo 2y ago
My next TV will likely be an LG because I generally like the price/performance ratio, but it will never be allowed to access the Internet (my current one has LAN à access for HomeKit automation but is blocked at the router).
- bonestamp2 2y agoYep, after the stories about what TVs were doing with the microphones, I have never put my wifi password in any of my TVs. Yes, that means you need to get a separate streaming box... amazon sticks are cheap and pretty good, apple tv is expensive and great.
- Angostura 2y agoI have an LG - 2012ish - and still receiving software updates from LG. I let it connect to the internet, and with the right TV settings, I’ve never seen it show me ads
- pixxel 2y ago>2012 >never seen it show me ads Probably thinks your broke, ha! I joke.
- GaryNumanVevo 2y agoSame, I love LG (I have an LG C3 I got last year). But that thing is never talking to the internet.
- instaclay 2y agoI have a 2022 LGTV that asks for spooky permissions. One permission is is ad telemetry. I had it connected through a PiHole for ad blocking my network and noticed it contacting an ad-telemetry endpoint, even though I have that permission denied. I don't remember the name of the company, but they do AI recognition of imagery from your TV to determine ads. It's also so easy to accept those permissions. Every time an update occurred, it would re-prompt to accept the permission. One false click and you're opt-in. Which sucks, because if a guest or a kid is forced to go through that workflow, they may not know to decline the permissions. Total dark pattern. Let me opt-out and then stop nagging me for the permission over and over. Since then, the TV has been banned from the internet. Problem solved.