jeffw@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months agoYour TV set has become a digital billboard. And it’s only getting worse.arstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square33fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10cross-posted to: privacy@lemmy.mltechnology@lemmy.worldtechnology@lemmy.world
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkYour TV set has become a digital billboard. And it’s only getting worse.arstechnica.comjeffw@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months agomessage-square33fedilinkcross-posted to: privacy@lemmy.mltechnology@lemmy.worldtechnology@lemmy.world
minus-squareXTL@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·4 months agoA few ideas to consider in this kind of situation: If you watch broadcast TV, consider stopping. Is it really of any use? Could your time have better uses? Maybe you’ll never need that ad stream. If all you need is a display for console/computer/media box, get a display instead. No tuner, no networking, no ads.
minus-squareJustin@lemmy.jlh.namelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·4 months agoThey don’t make 77" monitors
minus-squarePasserby6497@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·4 months agoAt that point, just get a projector. You can have whatever size you can fit and the picture is still decent as long as you’re not in direct sunlight
A few ideas to consider in this kind of situation:
If you watch broadcast TV, consider stopping. Is it really of any use? Could your time have better uses? Maybe you’ll never need that ad stream.
If all you need is a display for console/computer/media box, get a display instead. No tuner, no networking, no ads.
They don’t make 77" monitors
At that point, just get a projector. You can have whatever size you can fit and the picture is still decent as long as you’re not in direct sunlight