we live in hell

I don’t even understand the pitch? you have the disc playing, in your hands, your ownership, no buffering, no subscription required. and they’re saying…hey do you want a worse experience?

    • Irelephant@lemm.eeEnglish
      1·
      2 days ago

      I like the way 2000s tvs did it, an ethernet cable for any possible firmware updates needed, and an sd card/usb port for media viewing.

    • SupraMario@lemmy.worldEnglish
      271·
      11 months ago

      I really don’t get why you would allow your tv Internet access anyways. A huge number of them carry tons of spyware that not only is on the TV but creates backdoors into your network.

      • Plopp@lemmy.worldEnglish
        7·
        11 months ago

        Some TVs automatically latch on to any open network they can find, to do their connected thing, even if you don’t specifically give them access to your wifi.

        • mitchty@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
          2·
          11 months ago

          Mr soldering iron fixes that easy enough good luck connecting to anything without a working antenna.

        • SupraMario@lemmy.worldEnglish
          2·
          11 months ago

          Your wifi shouldn’t be open anyways, hell I live in the middle of nowhere and my Wi-Fi network is locked.

          • Plopp@lemmy.worldEnglish
            4·
            11 months ago

            I think you missed the point. It isn’t about your network or what good security practices are, it’s about what the TV does or is trying to do if you don’t connect it to your wifi. Open networks are out there whether we like it or not and some TVs will try to use them to call home.

    • aceshigh@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2·
      11 months ago

      I gave away my tv to a friend in need. That was the best thing I did for the both of us.