Auto-play, ads, pre-installed stuff, non-reprogrammable app-shortcut buttons on the remote, user-tracking. And there is no control, no settings, no opt-out.
I have to figure out if I can get an alternative firmware on my Samsungs TV. In theory, Tizen is Open Source.
It is so frustrating.
https://www.mwave.com.au/product/lg-se3kdb-49-full-hd-ips-le...
Some of these things look like they have API and what not, so maybe they allow you to turn off all the things you don't want?
Disagree - smartphones are far worse. At least I can buy a dumb tv and plug a box into it (for now) - my work requires mobile based 2fa, my bank/credit cards have features available in their apps that aren't available on their websites, my broadband provider only offers tech support through their app.
My smartphone OS was built by an advertising company and probably modified by the manafaxturer. The OS tracks everything I do, everywhere I go, everyone I contact, and the OS maker, my carrier, my phone manufacturer uses that information to sell ads to other people and put them in devices that I pay large prices for.
There is a bunch of ways I can fix the issues with this TV, but why the hell do I have to fix a brand new TV?