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A Boring Dystopia
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I already decided to stop buying Samsung TVs when they started showing ads in the menus.
I imagine other consumers will start to make similar choices with their appliances.
Whatever exec thought this was a good idea probably already got a huge bonus and will move on to ruin another company's products before the impact to their bottom line is felt.
The number one feature on my list when buying a TV (or any appliance really) is “dumb”.
Maybe someone should start an appliance brand called DUM and capitalize on this. Plain, no frills, extreme durability appliances. I’d buy!
Any non-smart TVs you would recommend? And what would be your preferred streaming device?
I think a good balance would be a TV that only supports casting either with Chromecast or AirPlay or something similar. The last Chromecast I bought couldn't even keep up with 4k streaming but 4k streaming works fine on my smart TV.
But you can't make that choice if every brand does it. And then they can make it not function properly without internet access. They will force the internet of shit on us.