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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 11 points 18 hours ago (2 children)

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

[–] melfie@lemy.lol 11 points 14 hours ago* (last edited 14 hours ago) (1 children)

Yes, and no. For example, my Samsung TV makes me wait while it tries to recognize whatever I have plugged into the HDMI port, as opposed, oh I don’t know, just displaying the fucking signal being fed to it. Annoying as hell.

[–] SkunkWorkz@lemmy.world 1 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

Wait for how long? HDMI devices need to handshake with the TV so there is always a delay unfortunately. It’s not just a good ol’ video signal anymore.

[–] elucubra@sopuli.xyz 1 points 5 hours ago

The delay in a monitor may be milliseconds to a couple of seconds

[–] SkaveRat@discuss.tchncs.de 15 points 18 hours ago (4 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 20 points 18 hours ago

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

[–] _g_be@lemmy.world 7 points 16 hours ago

My new LG didn't require it, but the settings menu and 'home' screen nag about lack of connectivity.

"Why did you buy a smart TV if you didn't want the smart features" brother, it was the best tv in that price range and few true dumb ones exist in that range. IMO the smart features should be considered optional but I guess these companies don't agree

[–] CmdrShepard49@sh.itjust.works 6 points 18 hours 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.

[–] ClydapusGotwald@lemmy.world 5 points 18 hours ago

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