[a/d] LG designs PC displays to show ads. LCDs will go the direction of “Smart” TVs, and dumb consumers will buy them
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/08/ads-and-tracking-infiltrated-tvs-now-theyre-coming-for-monitors/
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tae_glas@slrpnk.net · 9 pts · 8d
any time a brand does this, everyone who bought those products needs to immediately get a refund & tell all their friends/family/coworkers to avoid that brand so they lose out on future sales.
companies will only stop doing this when it hurts their pockets.
HerbGrower@slrpnk.net · 2 pts · 8d
Who would ever connect their monitor to the internet though?
Oka@sopuli.xyz · 5 pts · 8d
They make it required to see your screen
HerbGrower@slrpnk.net · 6 pts · 8d
Defective, returning it.
Tiresia@slrpnk.net · 5 pts · 8d
Sorry, consumer protections were rolled back for being communist, and the monitor is functioning as it should. Requiring network connection is needed to fight terrorism.
activistPnk@slrpnk.net · 4 pts · 8d
Are you sure direct internet access would be required? IIRC, DVI has a data line in there somewhere. Probably displayport as well. Couple that with a “smart” device driver and the ads could be piped in that way.