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This is why I buy my TV and never connect it to the internet.

Between the invasive conversation monitoring and ad spots on the menu, it's much better to buy an Apple TV / Nvidia Shield.

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Nvidia Shield was one of the best purchases I ever made. I also never made the mistake of updating it like the author of the above article. If something works, and does everything you want it to do, you should never "update" it unless it is absolutely necessary. More often than not these "updates" only serve to restrict the device you own or inject more ads and spyware.

> If something works, and does everything you want it to do, you should never "update" it unless it is absolutely necessary. More often than not these "updates" only serve to restrict the device you own or inject more ads and spyware.

The fact that I agree makes me feel sad.

My lg works great. No additional remote, no extra cable.

LG has opt out monitoring, check your menus for it, it defaults to "on" for several models including $1200 OLEDs

Just wait until earnings line goes down, then they will make pay to play probably.

I have my lg on a vlan, if it wants to send out data thats fine for me tbh.

As soon as it becomes shitty, i add a chromecast

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