Comment on After luring customers with low prices, Amazon stuffs Fire TVs with ads
ChrisLicht@lemm.ee 1 year agoI can’t figure out why the cheap TCL I bought 5 years ago isn’t packed with ads. Maybe because it’s Roku-based?
Comment on After luring customers with low prices, Amazon stuffs Fire TVs with ads
ChrisLicht@lemm.ee 1 year agoI can’t figure out why the cheap TCL I bought 5 years ago isn’t packed with ads. Maybe because it’s Roku-based?
Adramis@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 year ago
Probably because it’s Chinese spyware. www.tomsguide.com/…/tcl-smart-tv-security-flaws
ChrisLicht@lemm.ee 1 year ago
Disturbing; thanks for sharing that. Seems like the Roku flavor may be okay-ish, but I just walled it off from rest of home network anyway.
Adramis@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 year ago
Yeah, TCL was the front-runner when I was looking for a non-smart TV until I saw that. :( I ended up just going with a samsung and hoping for the best. I’ve not noticed anything annoying, but we’re probably going to switch back to a PC hooked up to the TV with all the subscription problems / price jacking lately.
ChrisLicht@lemm.ee 1 year ago
Functionally, it’s proven to be a really great TV, particularly at the price point. At most, only one ad in the interface, and it’s for a movie typically.