• jol@discuss.tchncs.de
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    8 months ago

    Sorry, your TV OS is no longer supported. All your apps will stop working tomorrow. We are sorry for the inconvenience.

    Solved

    • urda@lebowski.social
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      8 months ago

      Smart people don’t use smart TVs.

      Smart people get dumb panels and connect the steaming box / computer of their choice.

      • JWBananas@lemmy.world
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        8 months ago

        Smart person here.

        The Roku that I purchased 6 years ago just bricked itself until I agreed to forced arbitration. This, of course, has nothing to do with the data breach they just announced.

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        8 months ago

        Agreed. You shouldn’t have to trust that some third party software built into your TV won’t abuse your trust and shut everything down until you do what it’s owners want.

        I’ve got an external Roku and if it starts being a dick, I can just unplug it and toss it in the trash and I still have a working TV.

      • jol@discuss.tchncs.de
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        8 months ago

        Smart people with money perhaps. Not everyone can shell out several times more money to pay for privacy…

      • Dariusmiles2123@sh.itjust.works
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        8 months ago

        I don’t agree with this as it sounds a bit elitist.

        Some people just don’t want to buy another device and use more electricity to watch a movie.

        But I know what you mean.

    • guywithoutaname@lemm.ee
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      8 months ago

      Most smart TVs have a dumb mode. As long as you can plug in anything you want you should be fine.