Samsung makes good TVs BUT you should avoid them: after a while, ads that can't be removed start appearing in system menus. flatpanelshd.com/news.php?su…

Samsung TV owners complain about increasingly obtrusive ads

The ads appeared sometime in 2016 but it is now escalating

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I have a "smart" TV, but I don't connect it to the internet.
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Replying to @ceneblock
Ok but this is not realistic for the average person

Sep 29, 2020 · 1:11 PM UTC

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Replying to @internetofshit @ceneblock
it's easier for average person to *not* set up the internet connection in their tv. the difference lies in education.
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Replying to @internetofshit
Yeah....unfortunately. But hey! That 54" TV was less than $500
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Replying to @internetofshit @ceneblock
Yes. I did this, and then one of my housemates connected the TV to the wifi. Nothing I did to the TV stopped it connecting, so I had to block it at the router.
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If you can't afford a 30 dollar device to stream from you can't afford a smart tv.
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