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Buying a TV in 2025? Expect lower prices, more ads, and an OS war. (arstechnica.com)
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“I do fear that the pressure to make better TVs will be lost…”…

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[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Never ever connect a TV directly to the Internet.

Tell the sales staff that you do not have Internet at home.

If the device does not function without an Internet connection, return it to the store as “not fit for purpose”.

If you want to access online services on your TV, always use a separate STB like an AppleTV or FireStick.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Thing is... Fire sticks are loaded with ads too (at least in stock configuration, different story once you tweak or so-called "jailbreak")

As for now I just connect my Linux HTPC I grabbed for $30

[–] [email protected] 2 points 14 hours ago

Thanks. Honestly, we have a house full of Apple TVs and (except for the game consoles) I was struggling to find anything that was comparable that preserves (or claims to preserve) privacy.

I know a lot of people don’t trust Apple, and the latest tvOS is not as good as older versions.