Comment by paradite | Hacker News Reader

Comment by paradite | Hacker News Reader

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You can turn it off. This is just a poorly worded FAQ.

At the beginning, there is an FAQ that says you can't turn off ads in scenic mode.

  Q: Can I turn Scenic Mode ads off?
  A: No, not at this time...

But in fact you can turn the Scenic mode off completely, but it buried later in the content of an FAQ about settings.

  Q: Can I change any settings for Scenic Mode?
  A: Yes. To use Scenic Mode with or without volume, navigate to the left side menu on the VIZIO Home screen, click Settings > Extras > Home Page Settings > Scenic Mode. Once you’re in the Scenic Mode section of Settings, scroll down and select either Volume On or Volume Off. You will see a checkmark appear, noting that you’ve correctly selected your setting. If you want to turn off Scenic Mode completely, follow the same instructions to get to the Scenic Mode section of Settings and select Disable.

"Poorly worded" makes it sound like incompetence. This was deceptively worded.

Why would they want to make it seem like they are forcing you to watch ads? They tell you in other sections you can turn the functionality off, they aren't hiding it.

I don't get why they would try to make themselves sound worse than they are.

So people think they can't turn it off and then don't

>Why would they want to make it seem like they are forcing you to watch ads?

Defaults are powerful. They want people to believe that's just how their TV works now, because it's a hassle to buy a new TV.

They have a direct financial incentive to prevent you from turning off ads.

That's it, that's the entire story.

Maybe it is. Maybe it's not.

I prefer to state facts and leave interpretations to others.

When someone writes something that they know is not true, it's called being deceptive.

Vizio wrote this:

>Q: Can I turn Scenic Mode ads off? A: No, not at this time.

I read it as you can turn off Scenic Mode, but you can't turn off ads when Scenic Mode is on. It is poorly worded.

Sounds like a job for Pi-hole.

pi-hole doesn't prevent dns over http, direct connections to dns servers or hardcoded ip addresses

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