Sahwa@reddthat.com to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 12 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-square203linkfedilinkarrow-up1679arrow-down15
arrow-up1674arrow-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 · 12 hours agomessage-square203linkfedilink
minus-squareClydapusGotwald@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up24·4 hours agoThey can’t force me if I don’t connect it to the internet
minus-squarefestus@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18·3 hours agoI can imagine future TVs refusing to work without an always-on internet connection.
minus-squareeronth@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 hour agoOr having prebaked fallback ads.
minus-squareIlovethebomb@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·2 hours agoIt’s going right back to the shop, if that’s the case. Not accepting an HDMI input means it’s not fit for purpose.
minus-squarejohnyreeferseed@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·3 hours agoI can imagine them shipping TVs with built in cellular data just for ads
minus-square🌞 Alexander Daychilde 🌞@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·2 hours agoSHUTUPSHUTUPSHUTUP don’t let them hear this! …what am I saying? And idea like that they’ve had, just waiting for the price to be right. heh
minus-squareWispy2891@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·2 hours 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” 😉
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.
Or having prebaked fallback ads.
It’s going right back to the shop, if that’s the case. Not accepting an HDMI input means it’s not fit for purpose.
I can imagine them shipping TVs with built in cellular data just for ads
SHUTUPSHUTUPSHUTUP don’t let them hear this!
…what am I saying? And idea like that they’ve had, just waiting for the price to be right. heh
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” 😉
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