moe90@feddit.nl to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months agoYour TV set has become a digital billboard. And it’s only getting worse.arstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square306fedilinkarrow-up1909arrow-down113
arrow-up1896arrow-down1external-linkYour TV set has become a digital billboard. And it’s only getting worse.arstechnica.commoe90@feddit.nl to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square306fedilink
minus-squareSemi-Hemi-Lemmygod@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17arrow-down1·edit-23 months agoAs opposed to the old days when it was an analog billboard
minus-squareZacryon@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·3 months agoThere were no ads in the UI of the TV though.
minus-squareSemi-Hemi-Lemmygod@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 months agoThe only thing close to a UI was TV Guide, which most certainly had ads. (I kid, but only a little.)
minus-squareshameless@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 months agoWas this something called ceefax or teletext? I vaguely remember hearing of someone using it to book a holiday when I was growing up
As opposed to the old days when it was an analog billboard
There were no ads in the UI of the TV though.
The only thing close to a UI was TV Guide, which most certainly had ads.
(I kid, but only a little.)
Was this something called ceefax or teletext? I vaguely remember hearing of someone using it to book a holiday when I was growing up