@[email protected] to [email protected]English • 29 days agoYour TV set has become a digital billboard. And it’s only getting worse.arstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square310fedilinkarrow-up1905arrow-down113 cross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up1892arrow-down1external-linkYour TV set has become a digital billboard. And it’s only getting worse.arstechnica.com@[email protected] to [email protected]English • 29 days agomessage-square310fedilink cross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-squareFiveMacslinkfedilinkEnglish21•29 days agoUmmm why even connect it at all…let the dumb thing stay offline
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish11•29 days ago so your TV doesn’t bother you. Many TVs have a constant “no wifi connection” visual error if it’s not connected.
minus-squareDominusOfMegadeuslinkEnglish6•29 days agoIt also bugs me to turn on voice recognition by connecting
minus-squareTrenchcoatFullOfBatslinkfedilinkEnglish5•29 days agoLET US LISTEN TO YOU IT WILL BE FINE. IGNORE ME!
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish2•29 days agoI haven’t bought a TV in several years, but is this something that is in general TVs? I ask because I plan on getting one soon and would very much like to avoid it having a mic
minus-squareDominusOfMegadeuslinkEnglish2•29 days agoI can’t speak for all TVs of course, but from what I have seen, yes.
Ummm why even connect it at all…let the dumb thing stay offline
Many TVs have a constant “no wifi connection” visual error if it’s not connected.
It also bugs me to turn on voice recognition by connecting
LET US LISTEN TO YOU IT WILL BE FINE.
IGNORE ME!
I haven’t bought a TV in several years, but is this something that is in general TVs? I ask because I plan on getting one soon and would very much like to avoid it having a mic
I can’t speak for all TVs of course, but from what I have seen, yes.
Take the stupid thing back.