I'm never buying another TV again. I got a 48" OLED computer monitor that is now my TV. And I don't have to use that HDMI garbage.
this post was submitted on 11 Mar 2026
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"I didn't do anything wrong", says man who doesn't understand the concept of consent or ownership.
Holy shit, glad I put my hisense behind a pihole blocking all domain lookups and never updated it
"Ads help pay for the smart part of the TV" /s
"the ads help us make more money above and beyond all the apps who've paid us to pre-load their shit on our product"
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Time to tear the thing apart and patch the firmware.
Bought a new TV and this is precisely the reason why it will never be connected to the Internet. I miss out on the built-in AirPlay which is annoying but I'll live.
I have a "smart" TV, but it has never been connected to the internet for reasons such as this. Also I don't want it spying on me, which is a thing society has to deal with now for some reason, and we just let it happen.
We should be burning the corporate headquarters for these places down when they try shit like this.