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Roku and TCL are being sued for allegedly bricking smart TVs with bad updates (www.androidauthority.com)
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[–] Jhex@lemmy.world 10 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I had to give Roku internet access to scan over the air channels for "reasons"... however, I am able to watch OTA channels now with no access for Roku TV

[–] the_riviera_kid@lemmy.world 17 points 1 week ago (2 children)

If I bought a tv the required internet access, I'd return it.

[–] randompasta@lemmy.today 9 points 1 week ago

This is the answer.

[–] Jhex@lemmy.world 8 points 1 week ago (3 children)

I agree with the sentiment... sadly it's almost getting to the point where if you stuck to your guns on that one, you may not find a TV you could buy

[–] mic_check_one_two@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 1 week ago

You can 100% still buy them. They’re just prohibitively expensive for the average person. Business/commercial TV displays don’t require Internet connection. They’re often used for things like digital signage, corporate meeting rooms, etc… But they’re going to be like 2-3x the cost of a consumer-level TV. Because the price of modern consumer-level TVs is heavily subsidized by the fact that the company is planning on selling your data.

[–] WorldsDumbestMan@lemmy.today 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Maybe we should Boycott TV'$ altogether? We have the internet, we have local free AI models, we have the ability to code and draw.

[–] Jhex@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

sure, if it comes to that, we can definitely do it

[–] the_riviera_kid@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

Not with that attitude you won't.