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It is easy to opt-out of buying Samsung smart TVs.

tedunangst 12y ago
From the sound of it, the ads only appear when using smart TV apps? So you could still use a "smart" TV but with normal inputs.
- blumkvist 12y ago
  Or just don't buy TVs from these creeps!
- toxican 12y ago
  Then why not just save yourself some money and get a "dumb" TV? I can only imagine they jack the price up a hundred or two for the "smart"
  - pjc50 12y ago
    Soon it may be more expensive to buy a dumb TV than a smart TV, if the manufacturer is counting on ad revenue.
  - jfb 12y ago
    Because the panels are commodities and market pressures are such that "Smart" TV features are the battleground that the manufacturers are trying to differentiate on. You can get a reference monitor, which will be the same panel as a $800 Smart TV for $4k.
    - jfb 12y ago
      I am considering [1] replacing my last TV (a 50" Panasonic reference plasma) with another reference monitor, but sadly plasma is no longer an option, unless I strike right. this. very. second. [1] http://homonculus.net/2015/01/27/so_i_may_have_to_buy_a_new_tv.html http://homonculus.net/2015/01/27/so_i_may_have_to_buy_a_new_...
    - dragonwriter 12y ago
      Insofar as the Smart TV features promote instability and unusability, unwanted behavior, and privacy intrusions -- it may still be worthwhile to purchase dumb TVs even at a premium. And if more people start avoiding Smart TVs because of the unreliability, unwanted behavior, and privacy issues -- it won't make sense for manufacturers to keep pushing them.
nogridbag 12y ago
My parents recently purchased two Samsung TV's. A small (~32") one which powers off if any of the "Smart" features are used and a massive (~85") one that has some awful ghosting after only a month of use. They replaced the 32" with a Vizio which has a terrible wifi adapter causing all videos to continuously buffer. I got fed up and installed a Chromecast. The Chromecast of course works fine, but it's much more difficult for older, non-tech people to use than a large "Smart" button on the TV remote.

From the sound of it, the ads only appear when using smart TV apps? So you could still use a "smart" TV but with normal inputs.

blumkvist 12y ago
Or just don't buy TVs from these creeps!
toxican 12y ago
Then why not just save yourself some money and get a "dumb" TV? I can only imagine they jack the price up a hundred or two for the "smart"
- pjc50 12y ago
  Soon it may be more expensive to buy a dumb TV than a smart TV, if the manufacturer is counting on ad revenue.
- jfb 12y ago
  Because the panels are commodities and market pressures are such that "Smart" TV features are the battleground that the manufacturers are trying to differentiate on. You can get a reference monitor, which will be the same panel as a $800 Smart TV for $4k.
  - jfb 12y ago
    I am considering [1] replacing my last TV (a 50" Panasonic reference plasma) with another reference monitor, but sadly plasma is no longer an option, unless I strike right. this. very. second. [1] http://homonculus.net/2015/01/27/so_i_may_have_to_buy_a_new_tv.html http://homonculus.net/2015/01/27/so_i_may_have_to_buy_a_new_...
  - dragonwriter 12y ago
    Insofar as the Smart TV features promote instability and unusability, unwanted behavior, and privacy intrusions -- it may still be worthwhile to purchase dumb TVs even at a premium. And if more people start avoiding Smart TVs because of the unreliability, unwanted behavior, and privacy issues -- it won't make sense for manufacturers to keep pushing them.

nogridbag 12y ago

My parents recently purchased two Samsung TV's. A small (~32") one which powers off if any of the "Smart" features are used and a massive (~85") one that has some awful ghosting after only a month of use. They replaced the 32" with a Vizio which has a terrible wifi adapter causing all videos to continuously buffer. I got fed up and installed a Chromecast. The Chromecast of course works fine, but it's much more difficult for older, non-tech people to use than a large "Smart" button on the TV remote.