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Newly purchased Vizio TVs now require Walmart accounts to use smart features (arstechnica.com)

submitted 2 months ago by commander@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

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[–] Skankhunt420@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 months ago

I finally got fed up with it last year and blocked the internet access of my TV on the router level becuase upon contacting support I learned that there was no way to turn off the microphone setting. For real. They just didn't add that feature in to my model. I still can't believe that.

It is a little incovneient that I have to turn on my PC before I can watch anything but man the freedom of knowing that TV won't be spying on me 24/7 is freeing.

Next time I buy I will be looking for commercial displays with HDMI and DisplayPort if its even possible by then.

[–] network_switch@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 months ago

Main reason I want the steam machine to be a hit is just getting regular Linux boxes under people's TVs and that getting developer interest. KDE Plasma Big Screen too. Good TV interfaces for media software. Respond well to remotes and gamepads. Popular service apps like Netflix and Crunchyroll. It's jarring when I use other people's TVs and the default page screen is just a wall of advertisements. At least Android based TVs I can install projectivity launcher to get a clean interface

[–] Gammelfisch@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

Damn shame, Vizio's are designed in California.

[–] Cantaloupe@lemmy.fedioasis.cc 1 points 2 months ago

We are we are Walmart!

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