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Not surprising. Every time my Vizio TV downloads an update, it "forgets" that I've opted out of all the tracking and phone-homeing

do you get prompted again to opt-in, or does it start collecting data until you opt-out again?

That’s weird how Vizio TVs haven’t dropped in price once ads started “subsidizing” their prices.

I think he means that without ads they wouldn’t make as much so they would have to charge more to make the same amount of money they would with ads (which is the same they used to make).

This is how a 70in TV at $499 is possible

Lets DD-WRT them

The best thing about smart TV's is they are cheaper than otherwise and you can dumb them by not connecting them to wifi/internet. Just add in your own NUC running linux and you have the best of both worlds. Get a logitech mx ergo as the "remote control" and you're good to go.

They're still taking extra time to boot up an OS and using electricity to track what you're doing. There have also been stories on HN about smart TVs connecting to open wifi to send data home.