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> To be honest, this is part of why TVs can be offered for so cheap these days I spent $3,000 on a Samsung Smart TV -- and all I got were ads and unwanted cont
by like_any_other 2y ago
> To be honest, this is part of why TVs can be offered for so cheap these days
I spent $3,000 on a Samsung Smart TV -- and all I got were ads and unwanted content - https://www.zdnet.com/home-and-office/home-entertainment/i-spent-3000-on-a-samsung-smart-tv-and-all-i-got-were-ads-and-unwanted-content/ https://www.zdnet.com/home-and-office/home-entertainment/i-s...
It'll be a cold day in hell when I believe corporate lies that they're doing all of this for my benefit. Especially when they neither clearly disclose all the ads and spying before purchase, nor offer an option without it at any price.
- foobarchu 2y agoAlso when they add these "features" to TVs that were purchased without them. Like how would it be received if the builder of your house could come in and put up ad murals on your walls without asking? Would we accept "it subsidizes costs" as an answer?
- Ringz 2y agoIf I were in real estate, I’d be grateful for this idea right now.
- torh 2y agoI bought a Philips many years ago, and it was perfect until an update suddenly gave me a lot of crap (ads) on the home screen. Ironically they also provided a button where I could "adjust what you see on the home screen", but it turned out I could only add more crap. Not take anything away. It's annoying, because it is not the same product I bought. It's worse.
- ethbr1 2y agoAllowing consumer devices to connect to the internet does users more harm than good these days.