Up until now I’ve only seen suggestions for content offered by the various streaming services. Today I started getting ads for a Hyundai car!

I tried to log a support call with Sony but they said they couldn’t do anything without a photo of the offending ad. I now have a photo so will try again tomorrow. I know a single support call won’t do anything (though I intend to be very persistent), but if enough people log formal complaints maybe Sony will “talk to” Google.

I know this is deep first world problems territory, but I feel really betrayed having a device I paid $2,300 for being used to shove ads in my face.

  • El BartoEnglish
    16•7 months ago

    Rule one of a smart tv for me is to never get one.

    • @[email protected]English
      5•7 months ago

      It’s a real struggle. I couldn’t find a TV over ~32" when I was looking to get one. Want to say they were asking WAY over the price of a smart TV. That was like 2 years ago, so I forget the details, but I expect things have gotten worse since.

      So got a 52" smart TV and just haven’t ever plugged it in to the interwebs ¯_(ツ)_/¯

      • El BartoEnglish
        2•7 months ago

        I miss my 50’’ dumb TV. I had to leave it behind when I moved cross-country.