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

• johnyreeferseed@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  I can imagine them shipping TVs with built in cellular data just for ads

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  • canthangmightstain@lemmy.today ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    … and exactly 2 weeks later modders will have figured out how to get their hands on the yummy free unlimited data inside it.

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  • daychilde@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    SHUTUPSHUTUPSHUTUP don’t let them hear this!

    …what am I saying? And idea like that they’ve had, just waiting for the price to be right. heh

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• eronth@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  Or having prebaked fallback ads.

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  • EndlessNightmare@reddthat.com ⁨12⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Getting outdated ads crammed down your throat for companies or products that no longer exist is a special kind of trolling.

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• Wispy2891@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  I saw an unboxing for a TV for a Chinese market and it refused to start until the owner paired it with a Chinese phone otp for “age verification” 😉

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  • melfie@lemy.lol ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    🙈

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• Ilovethebomb@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  It’s going right back to the shop, if that’s the case. Not accepting an HDMI input means it’s not fit for purpose.

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