People regret buying Amazon smart displays after being bombarded with ads

Re:People regret buying Amazon smart displays after being bo... by robomartin on Saturday October 11, 2025 @08:55PM (#45554145)

I see many comments that express the same level of disgust I have for modern TV's, of nearly every brand, having mutated into intrusive digital signage with integrated behavioral tracking in my home.

The question is: Would you pay $1000 to $3000 more (depending on size, etc.) for a TV with none of that. Zero.

I would.

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Re:People regret buying Amazon smart displays after being bo... by dmalik on Saturday October 11, 2025 @09:04PM (#45554190)

No need to connect or use any smart tv feature.

How much is your time worth? Apple TV is the best experience (not even close to FireTV) for the cost of it. There are ways to get completely ad free if you have time. I've been using a HTPC for close to 20 years for example.

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Re:People regret buying Amazon smart displays after being bo... by robomartin on Saturday October 11, 2025 @10:05PM (#45554516)

I think that if you want a modern 70+ inch screen I am not sure that plugging anything into and HDMI input will do it. You need to lobotomize the TV. I could be wrong. I am probably going to explore this to some depth next year.

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Re:People regret buying Amazon smart displays after being bo... by hapticmonkey on Saturday October 11, 2025 @11:57PM (#45555082)

Depends on the TV brand. I use an LG OLED TV and it’s 100% fine being used as a “dumb” TV. I keep it disconnected and use an AppleTV. I never see the TV’s operating system unless I want to adjust picture settings.

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Re:People regret buying Amazon smart displays after being bo... by dingaling on Sunday October 12, 2025 @01:36AM (#45555554)

> No need to connect or use any smart tv feature.

Many 'smart' devices now have their own 5G modems, you don't have a choice of connecting or not.

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Re:People regret buying Amazon smart displays after being bo... by bentley on Sunday October 12, 2025 @03:32AM (#45556097)

> Many

How many? Can you provide some examples?

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Re:People regret buying Amazon smart displays after being bo... by boldlybold on Sunday October 12, 2025 @12:56AM (#45555355)

"Good" TVs are so cheap these days, that premium wouldn't be acceptable in my mind. The fix the other posters mention about banning it from the internet and just using HDMI works well enough for me.

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Re:People regret buying Amazon smart displays after being bo... by EasyMark on Sunday October 12, 2025 @02:02AM (#45555661)

i just pay the cheaper price and hook an apple tv device to it

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