SatansMaggotyCumFart@piefed.world to Unpopular Opinion@lemmy.worldEnglish · 16 days agoIf you don't let your smart tv connect to the internet you're stealing from the manufacturer.message-squaremessage-square108linkfedilinkarrow-up1127arrow-down169
arrow-up158arrow-down1message-squareIf you don't let your smart tv connect to the internet you're stealing from the manufacturer.SatansMaggotyCumFart@piefed.world to Unpopular Opinion@lemmy.worldEnglish · 16 days agomessage-square108linkfedilink
minus-squareFireRetardant@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·16 days agoI haven’t bought a new tv yet because i don’t want a smart tv. I will never use any of those features. Probably have to shop around the used market.
minus-squaretheunknownmuncher@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down1·16 days agoJust don’t connect it to the internet, and it’s fine. Beware though, some of the latest models require internet connection on first boot or it will not function. So check on that before purchasing.
minus-squareryathal@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·15 days agoMost will have basic functionality without an Internet connection, but they now lock full performance behind connecting to the Internet.
minus-squareFireRetardant@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·15 days agoIf I’m not using the smart features anyway, i might as well buy a cheap used one.
minus-squareryathal@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·15 days agoIt’s not just smart features. Some lock HDMI 2.2 features behind the Internet, or the highest resolutions
I haven’t bought a new tv yet because i don’t want a smart tv. I will never use any of those features. Probably have to shop around the used market.
Just don’t connect it to the internet, and it’s fine. Beware though, some of the latest models require internet connection on first boot or it will not function. So check on that before purchasing.
Most will have basic functionality without an Internet connection, but they now lock full performance behind connecting to the Internet.
If I’m not using the smart features anyway, i might as well buy a cheap used one.
It’s not just smart features. Some lock HDMI 2.2 features behind the Internet, or the highest resolutions