Sahwa@reddthat.com to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 hours agoHisense TVs force owners to watch intrusive ads when switching inputs, visiting the home screen, or even changing channels — practice infuriates consumers, brand denies wrongdoingwww.tomshardware.comexternal-linkmessage-square175fedilinkarrow-up1575arrow-down14
arrow-up1571arrow-down1external-linkHisense TVs force owners to watch intrusive ads when switching inputs, visiting the home screen, or even changing channels — practice infuriates consumers, brand denies wrongdoingwww.tomshardware.comSahwa@reddthat.com to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 hours agomessage-square175fedilink
minus-squareClydapusGotwald@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·2 hours agoThey can’t force me if I don’t connect it to the internet
minus-squarefestus@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·1 hour agoI can imagine future TVs refusing to work without an always-on internet connection.
minus-squareWispy2891@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·5 minutes agoI saw an unboxing for a TV for a Chinese market and it refused to start until the owner paired it with a Chinese phone otp for “age verification” 😉
minus-squarejohnyreeferseed@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·13 minutes agoI can imagine them shipping TVs with built in cellular data just for ads
They can’t force me if I don’t connect it to the internet
I can imagine future TVs refusing to work without an always-on internet connection.
I saw an unboxing for a TV for a Chinese market and it refused to start until the owner paired it with a Chinese phone otp for “age verification” 😉
I can imagine them shipping TVs with built in cellular data just for ads