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All smart TVs—from LG, Samsung, TCL, and other brands—collect personal data. Here's how to use privacy settings to limit surveillance. (www.consumerreports.org)
submitted 4 months ago by to c/privacy@lemmy.ml
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[–] 2 points 4 months ago (10 children)

What features does a smart TV provide when not connected to the internet? (serious question, I've never had a smart TV)

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  • [–] 3 points 4 months ago

    I'll tell you what my 2 "smart" tvs do as they are not connected to the internet, they act as a slow to turn on display of my desktop. 27" monitor press power button, less than 10 seconds looking at desktop, 40" samsung smart tv 15-20+ seconds to see the desktop without a stupid overlay, 65" samsung 4k smart tv 30-45 seconds till desktop is fully visible.

    TL:DR NONE! Use as a monitor

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  • [–] 2 points 4 months ago

    They tend to be cheaper or have more features. The income from data harvesting subsidizes the price.

    Plus, in a lot of places you can't get dumb TVs without them being commercial displays, which have different priorities. Businesses don't really care about having 60hz, HDR, OLED, or low latency. Sometimes they don't even care about having 4K resolution.

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  • [–] 2 points 4 months ago (4 children)

    None? The idea is not to get more features, it's to take it offline so it can't send data about you back home. Plug in another smart device into the TV and use that for streaming and such.

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  • [–] 3 points 4 months ago (3 children)

    Dumb tvs are still sold in some places. If it's impossible to get a dumb TV and have a pc, at that point it makes more sense to get a simple monitor and use the pc as the smart device so you actually have full control. The android boxes you connect to tvs are not the epitome of privacy either.

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