jeffw@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agoYour TV set has become a digital billboard. And it’s only getting worse.arstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square12linkfedilinkarrow-up125arrow-down11cross-posted to: technology@lemmy.world
arrow-up124arrow-down1external-linkYour TV set has become a digital billboard. And it’s only getting worse.arstechnica.comjeffw@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agomessage-square12linkfedilinkcross-posted to: technology@lemmy.world
minus-squareeronth@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 years agoI’m not looking forward to replacing my dumb tv when it finally dies.
minus-squareTelex@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 years agoA few ideas to consider in this kind of situation: If you watch broadcast TV, consider stopping. Is it really of any use? Could your time have better uses? Maybe you’ll never need that ad stream. If all you need is a display for console/computer/media box, get a display instead. No tuner, no networking, no ads.
I’m not looking forward to replacing my dumb tv when it finally dies.
A few ideas to consider in this kind of situation:
If you watch broadcast TV, consider stopping. Is it really of any use? Could your time have better uses? Maybe you’ll never need that ad stream.
If all you need is a display for console/computer/media box, get a display instead. No tuner, no networking, no ads.