Smart TVs replaced dumb TVs not out of consumer demand, but out of subsidy from commercial databrokers and streaming services. Despite adding $100 of hardware they were priced $100 cheaper.
reply> Smart TVs replaced dumb TVs not out of consumer demand […]
replyThe consumer demand was/is for cheaper, and data mining is how OEMs got there. The general public got what they want, and OEMs got to keep their margins: "win-win".
It's the same thing with (US?) airlines: people wanted cheaper, and that's what was offered and they chose.
Faustian barging, the worst part is people are simple unaware of the dealings
replyI'm always wondering how hard it would be to just remove the hardware for spying. Just keep enough hardware to make it a dumb panel, remove the webos logic boards, wifi antenna, etc.
replyIs there still any specific brand known for dumb tv's that features the quality and 'non smart' options of the smart variants?
replyMany OEMs have "commercial" / "corporate" displays that may be applicable:
replyConsumers will happily sell their data for a $100 discount. Hell they'll waste 20 minutes watching adverts to save $1.
replyYou could give it a vpn to a public cloud provider so that even if they run residential proxies they still get a dirty vps IP.
replyAdmittedly this doesn't stop the presumed screenshotting and microphone use and worse