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A SmartTV is not a problem as long as it has HDMI Input. You don't like your SmartTV? Switch to HDMI Input and use your device. I find it very practical that

A SmartTV is not a problem as long as it has HDMI Input. You don't like your SmartTV? Switch to HDMI Input and use your device. I find it very practical that my LG Smart TV has the normal core apps available and i do not want to have a second remote.

trckdhsbr 2y ago
As mentioned elsewhere in this thread, automated content recognition and analysis and advertising will apply to anything on your screen no matter the input source
- mahkeiro 2y ago
  Ok but if the tv has no internet access what is the smart tv going to do with all these nice screenshots? First rule: never provide Internet access to your smart tv.
  - trckdhsbr 2y ago
    There was some talk lower in the thread about devices being able to form mesh-networks with other devices that do have internet connection (for ex. your neighbour) and share data that way, there hasn't been any links or sources to the claims yet however
    - Grazester 2y ago
      That is all nonsense.
      - yjftsjthsd-h 2y ago
        Given that Amazon’s Sidewalk network is a thing, I think a more extensive counter is needed.
        hellisothers 2y ago
        Making a claim with no references to back it up doesn’t require doubters to provide evidence to the contrary.
        yencabulator 2y ago
        https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amazon_Sidewalk https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amazon_Sidewalk > Amazon stated that more than 90% of the U.S. population was covered by the Sidewalk network. > Amazon Echo devices have Sidewalk enabled by default and do not inform their owner about it.
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      - zrobotics 2y ago
        I mean, I remember people saying similar things about Google scanning Wi-Fi SSIDs to track their location. There was a point in time where people were saying that was conspiracy theory thinking.
        bathtub365 2y ago
        That doesn’t mean this case is true.
  - Am4TIfIsER0ppos 2y ago
    That's what cheap ubiquitous 5G is enabling: total surveillance.
flacebo 2y ago
Sure, it's practical, that's why most people don't have a separate smart box. That's why I called it a curse, because most people are being nagged with ads and being tracked on a level the article talks about. Smart boxes can communicate with the TV (HDMI-CEC), and you don't have to ever use the TV's remote. If the box turns on, it turns on the TV and switches the source. Same with turn off. If you cast a youtube video to the box, the TV also turns on, etc. So it works completely seamless (at least in my case). Oh wait, I just remembered regular TV channels exist, I guess you will still need the TV's remote for that.
- rbanffy 2y ago
  > Oh wait, I just remembered regular TV channels exist I don't think I have watched one in almost a decade.

trckdhsbr 2y ago

As mentioned elsewhere in this thread, automated content recognition and analysis and advertising will apply to anything on your screen no matter the input source

mahkeiro 2y ago
Ok but if the tv has no internet access what is the smart tv going to do with all these nice screenshots? First rule: never provide Internet access to your smart tv.
- trckdhsbr 2y ago
  There was some talk lower in the thread about devices being able to form mesh-networks with other devices that do have internet connection (for ex. your neighbour) and share data that way, there hasn't been any links or sources to the claims yet however
  - Grazester 2y ago
    That is all nonsense.
    - yjftsjthsd-h 2y ago
      Given that Amazon’s Sidewalk network is a thing, I think a more extensive counter is needed.
      - hellisothers 2y ago
        Making a claim with no references to back it up doesn’t require doubters to provide evidence to the contrary.
        yencabulator 2y ago
        https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amazon_Sidewalk https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amazon_Sidewalk > Amazon stated that more than 90% of the U.S. population was covered by the Sidewalk network. > Amazon Echo devices have Sidewalk enabled by default and do not inform their owner about it.
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    - zrobotics 2y ago
      I mean, I remember people saying similar things about Google scanning Wi-Fi SSIDs to track their location. There was a point in time where people were saying that was conspiracy theory thinking.
      - bathtub365 2y ago
        That doesn’t mean this case is true.
- Am4TIfIsER0ppos 2y ago
  That's what cheap ubiquitous 5G is enabling: total surveillance.

flacebo 2y ago

Sure, it's practical, that's why most people don't have a separate smart box. That's why I called it a curse, because most people are being nagged with ads and being tracked on a level the article talks about. Smart boxes can communicate with the TV (HDMI-CEC), and you don't have to ever use the TV's remote. If the box turns on, it turns on the TV and switches the source. Same with turn off. If you cast a youtube video to the box, the TV also turns on, etc. So it works completely seamless (at least in my case). Oh wait, I just remembered regular TV channels exist, I guess you will still need the TV's remote for that.

rbanffy 2y ago
> Oh wait, I just remembered regular TV channels exist I don't think I have watched one in almost a decade.