Re:Smart TVs like Samsung, LG and Roku are tracking everything
by egdod on Thursday November 28, 2019 @05:39PM
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But that breaks the streaming functionality.
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Re:Smart TVs like Samsung, LG and Roku are tracking everything
by Silhouette on Thursday November 28, 2019 @06:12PM
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Only if you stream via your TV and not a separate box. Obviously that's part of what they're banking on, but I don't know anyone technically knowledgeable who does that (not least because TVs are notoriously bad at updates and incompatibility often breaks those functions soon after purchase anyway). John and Jane Viewer used to manage just fine with separate set-top boxes for their satellite or cable or whatever, so I don't personally see any problem with having separate (and therefore separately upgradable or replaceable) boxes for connecting to online services, while it does have clear advantages.
Re:Smart TVs like Samsung, LG and Roku are tracking everything
by prepend on Thursday November 28, 2019 @05:57PM
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Just stream using a separate box connected over HDMI.
Re:Smart TVs like Samsung, LG and Roku are tracking everything
by move-on-by on Friday November 29, 2019 @09:35AM
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And then that device will do the same tracking/spying as the TV
Re:Smart TVs like Samsung, LG and Roku are tracking everything
by Silhouette on Friday November 29, 2019 @09:57AM
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They might try, but any such device will likely be much more interchangeable than the TV itself, with more competition. One significant problem with the TV industry at the moment is that competition has failed and essentially they're all at it.