I highly recommend unplugging all network cables from your smartTV, disabling its wifi, and using a cheap PC as a streaming box. Adblockers, media ripping (is possible), it can do more than TV, you can play games on it.
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hperrin@lemmy.ca 1 week ago
I was watching something on a Roku TV through HDMI, when an ad came up at the bottom of the screen for watching the same thing through some streaming service. What the actual fuck??? I’m already watching it!!
ArsonButCute@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 week ago
programmer_belch@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 week ago
TVs were not made to be connected to the internet. If you use the internet to serve ads, you get the block from the router
captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 1 week ago
It’s like getting emails from Amazon advertising products you’ve already bought. It’s like it’s running on the same algorithm that Youtube is. This guy just watched a video about neutron stars. I’ll recommend another video about neutron stars. That makes sense with video content, but not really with a lot of consumer goods. Sure Amazon, the first toilet seat was delicious, I think I’ll eat another.
x00z@lemmy.world 1 week ago
Showing an ad for a game on a gaming website? Hell no. You bought some pants so here’s an ad for more pants.