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Smart TVs are like “a digital Trojan Horse” in people’s homes | 48-page report urges FTC, FCC to investigate connected TV industry data harvesting.(arstechnica.com)

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zik@lemmy.world
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Unfortunately it’s very hard to buy a decent dumb TV these days.

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daniskarma@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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For smart tv, they recommend just never give access to internet. And look if it has some kind of monitor mode so it always launch display on the hdmi port.

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yamanii@lemmy.world
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They still keep searching for some open wifi to send their stuff through.

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daniskarma@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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I wonder if a software that just generate gibberish data could be made, just to fuck with them.

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na_th_an@lemmy.world
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This has never been proven in any way. It would be really easy to show that a smart TV will automatically connect to an open WiFi connection and send data, but nobody has done it.

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eleitl@lemm.ee
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Video projectors are available, though.

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john117@lemmy.jmsquared.net
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yup, this is what I do. costs about as much as a good TV.

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kralk@lemm.ee
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They’re all smart too, unless I’m missing something?

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john117@lemmy.jmsquared.net
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not the optoma uhd35, it’s the one I have. 4k60fps or 1080p240fps for when I game.

we have to support the companies that give us what we want, and I voted with my wallet. Im very happy with it

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eleitl@lemm.ee
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Not at all. The better ones are dumb. You have to stay away from cheap chinese drek, of course.

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itslilith@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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Buy a monitor, not a TV

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herrvogel@lemmy.world
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Lemme just pluck a 52" monitor from the 52" monitor tree where 52" monitors grow bountifully.

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Croquette@sh.itjust.works
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Plenty of 48inches though, so compromise

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