Your TV set has become a digital billboard. And it’s only getting worse.
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/08/tv-industrys-ads-tracking-obsession-is-turning-your-living-room-into-a-store/?utm_brand=ars&utm_mailing=Ars_Orbital_082124&bxid=619308d7c3ff977c611c8920&cndid=67284134&hasha=44c59cd25932eb29cfdcd43c1a66b95b&hashb=94fad069986ce8659bdef1d1b72ba1c5daf81f3b&hashc=4ff06dc7eb6084569370758bbdc5f429b92b09be118f4464a7d1e73331e9c698&esrc=bouncex-test&
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orcrist@lemm.ee · 18 pts · 2y
Libb@jlai.lu · 6 pts · 2y
This. We have not owned a TV since the very early 00s, when we realized they wanted us to pay in order to watch... ads. More and more of them.
TranquilTurbulence@lemmy.zip · 5 pts · 2y
When I moved, I just didn’t plug the TV in at the new place. Instead, I started using it exclusively as a monitor for my HTPC. Watching online videos on a bigger screen is just so much nicer. Besides, ublock origin is doing a good job blocking all the nonsense a smart TV is designed to show you. When visiting friends and family, I end up watching normal TV a little bit, and I can’t say I miss any of that.
0x0@programming.dev · 15 pts · 2y
Pro tip: computer Monitors are, for the most part, still dumb.
Darkassassin07@lemmy.ca · 8 pts · 2y
Repost: https://feddit.uk/post/16382677
It's barely been two days...
ChonkaLoo@lemmy.zip · 8 pts · 2y
Yeah my TV will never get internet access again. Using my computer with my TV as a screen is way better.
thebardingreen@lemmy.starlightkel.xyz · 5 pts · 2y
My TV set is a 7 year old Dell All-in-One PC running Linux Mint. It works great. It doesn't try to sell me shit. Ads be hella blocked.
Alchalide@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y
Just don't connect your TV to the internet. I've been using it as a monitor for years.
haui_lemmy@lemmy.giftedmc.com · 2 pts · 2y
LibreELEC and Kodi say otherwise.