we live in hell

I don’t even understand the pitch? you have the disc playing, in your hands, your ownership, no buffering, no subscription required. and they’re saying…hey do you want a worse experience?

  • Zipitydew@sh.itjust.works
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    1 year ago

    Get any TV. Build HTPC. Never let the TV access the network itself.

    I’ve been doing this for 15 years. It gets easier and less expensive each year as hardware improves.

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      1 year ago

      Judging from the trend, soon smart tvs may include a cellular modem (always on, paid by the manufacturer) or support mesh networking (passing your data through your neighbour’s tv) so it can always send out telemetry data and retrieving ads. Amazon already did it via Amazon Sidewalk, which is said to cover over 90% of people in the US.