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Hisense TVs force owners to watch intrusive ads when switching inputs, visiting the home screen, or even changing channels — practice infuriates consumers, brand denies wrongdoing (www.tomshardware.com)
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[–] CmdrShepard49@sh.itjust.works 7 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

If you don't connect a smart TV to the internet, it's functionally the same as a dumb TV.

[–] SkaveRat@discuss.tchncs.de 9 points 1 hour ago (3 children)

Sadly more and more TV's will now require you to connect to the Internet, even when you just use HDMI

[–] locahosr443@lemmy.world 12 points 1 hour ago

Well that's just a day one return then and an openbox discount for the next person

[–] ClydapusGotwald@lemmy.world 4 points 1 hour ago

Which cause I haven’t come across any that do that.

[–] CmdrShepard49@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 hour ago

Ive had LG, Vizio, TCL, and Samsung TVs (still have all but Vizio) and haven't ran into one that requires internet yet, not to say that some manufacturers haven't/wouldn't do this at some point.