@[email protected] to TechnologyEnglish • 29 days agoYour TV set has become a digital billboard. And it’s only getting worse.arstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square312fedilinkarrow-up1909arrow-down113 cross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up1896arrow-down1external-linkYour TV set has become a digital billboard. And it’s only getting worse.arstechnica.com@[email protected] to TechnologyEnglish • 29 days agomessage-square312fedilink cross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish23•29 days agoI just bought a smart TV, updated the software, and disconnected it from the Internet, only allowing it access to our local Plex server. No ads and no stupid suggestions. It’s great.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish4•29 days agoOh, that’s clever! Definitely bookmarking that for future reference.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish3•29 days agoMight be cheaper than a purposedly dumb TV nowadays too, despite the receiver. It’s ridicolous.
I just bought a smart TV, updated the software, and disconnected it from the Internet, only allowing it access to our local Plex server. No ads and no stupid suggestions. It’s great.
You could also try this, apparently.
Oh, that’s clever! Definitely bookmarking that for future reference.
Anyone have a non-Spez link?
Not available in all markets
Might be cheaper than a purposedly dumb TV nowadays too, despite the receiver. It’s ridicolous.