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Google is now putting product ads on the home screen of my Sony Bravia TV (lemmy.ca)
submitted 1 year ago by GreatBlueHeron@lemmy.ca to c/sony
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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.

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[–] elbarto777@lemmy.world 16 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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

[–] DahGangalang@infosec.pub 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

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)_/¯

[–] elbarto777@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

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

[–] ironeagl@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago

I just got a 43" 4k monitor and hooked it up to my media pc.