Comment on 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

• SkaveRat@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Sadly more and more TV’s will now require you to connect to the Internet, even when you just use HDMI

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  • locahosr443@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

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

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  • _g_be@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ 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

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  • CmdrShepard49@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ 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.

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  • ClydapusGotwald@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

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

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• melfie@lemy.lol ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Yes, and no. For example, my Samsung TV makes me wait while it tries to recognize whatever I have plugged into the HDMI port. Annoying as hell.

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  • SkunkWorkz@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    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.

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    • melfie@lemy.lol ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      It’s at least 30 seconds

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    • elucubra@sopuli.xyz ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

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

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