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minus-squareglitchdx@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 days agoI just bought this dumb tv. Couldn’t be happier. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01CJV6722?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_fed_asin_title It’s not a good tv, but it’s the biggest one I could fit on my desk and it has absolutely no “smart” features.
minus-squarehardaysknight@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 day agoJust don’t connect smart TVs to the internet. That’s all you have to (not) do
minus-squareTomAwsm@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 day agoFrom what I have heard, this is not true for all brands. Some won’t work without being connected. Shouldn’t be legal, but here we are.
minus-squareTomAwsm@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 day agoI don’t know what you’re going through in your life, but I wish you all the best. Just wanted to pass on some information I thought was relevant.
minus-squareMacAttak8@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 day agoYes. I’ve heard some brands will search for nearby devices of the same brands that are already connected to the internet so that even if YOU didn’t connect the TV to WiFi, it still calls home/gets ads.
I just bought this dumb tv. Couldn’t be happier.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01CJV6722?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_fed_asin_title
It’s not a good tv, but it’s the biggest one I could fit on my desk and it has absolutely no “smart” features.
Just don’t connect smart TVs to the internet. That’s all you have to (not) do
From what I have heard, this is not true for all brands. Some won’t work without being connected. Shouldn’t be legal, but here we are.
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In a different thread here on lemmy.
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I don’t know what you’re going through in your life, but I wish you all the best. Just wanted to pass on some information I thought was relevant.
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Yes. I’ve heard some brands will search for nearby devices of the same brands that are already connected to the internet so that even if YOU didn’t connect the TV to WiFi, it still calls home/gets ads.
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