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minus-squarefestus@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up36·2 days agoI can imagine future TVs refusing to work without an always-on internet connection.
minus-squarejohnyreeferseed@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up30·2 days agoI can imagine them shipping TVs with built in cellular data just for ads
minus-squarecanthangmightstain@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·2 days ago… and exactly 2 weeks later modders will have figured out how to get their hands on the yummy free unlimited data inside it.
minus-square🌞 Alexander Daychilde 🌞@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·2 days agoSHUTUPSHUTUPSHUTUP don’t let them hear this! …what am I saying? And idea like that they’ve had, just waiting for the price to be right. heh
minus-squareeronth@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14·2 days agoOr having prebaked fallback ads.
minus-squareEndlessNightmare@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 day agoGetting outdated ads crammed down your throat for companies or products that no longer exist is a special kind of trolling.
minus-squareWispy2891@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·2 days agoI saw an unboxing for a TV for a Chinese market and it refused to start until the owner paired it with a Chinese phone otp for “age verification” 😉
minus-squareIlovethebomb@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·2 days agoIt’s going right back to the shop, if that’s the case. Not accepting an HDMI input means it’s not fit for purpose.
I can imagine future TVs refusing to work without an always-on internet connection.
I can imagine them shipping TVs with built in cellular data just for ads
… and exactly 2 weeks later modders will have figured out how to get their hands on the yummy free unlimited data inside it.
SHUTUPSHUTUPSHUTUP don’t let them hear this!
…what am I saying? And idea like that they’ve had, just waiting for the price to be right. heh
Or having prebaked fallback ads.
Getting outdated ads crammed down your throat for companies or products that no longer exist is a special kind of trolling.
I saw an unboxing for a TV for a Chinese market and it refused to start until the owner paired it with a Chinese phone otp for “age verification” 😉
🙈
It’s going right back to the shop, if that’s the case. Not accepting an HDMI input means it’s not fit for purpose.