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by x2f10 2787 days ago
>On an unrelated note, I am pretty upset that my Samsung ~$1200 TV has ads built into it.

Is it Samsung pushing the advertisements or is it Google (via Android TV)? This is the first I've heard of this. Gross.
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Ambroos 2787 days ago
Android TV is free of ads. There's some space in the launcher for recommendations from content apps and Play Store, but those can be customized and turned off.

Samsung doesn't use Android TV, so it's definitely 100% Samsung here.

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ct0 2787 days ago
block ads via DNS: https://gist.github.com/peteryates/b44b70d19ccd52f62d66cdd4b...
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xrisk 2787 days ago
That's not the point. You really shouldn't have to do this in the first place.
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ct0 2787 days ago
agreed, but what else can you actually do about it
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tdb7893 2787 days ago
Don't buy Samsung TVs. It's the same with websites, not using the service sends a stronger message than blocking ads
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ct0 2787 days ago
I bought it before ad's were "included". Honestly its a great tv if ad's are disabled. (ks8000) If the manufacturer can keep costs lower because of the ad's included then I believe I get a substantial benefit by blocking the ads at home.
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Splines 2787 days ago
IIRC it's Samsung that is pushing the ads. In my case that I observed there's some content analysis that is being done so that they push relevant "smart" ads while a classic ad is being shown. It turns out the day that I saw that ad was the same day I unplugged my TV from the network.
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ddingus 2787 days ago
I would return that.

As far as I am concerned, if the TV contains ADS, it is totally not worth owning. Maybe if they gave one to me.

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reaperducer 2787 days ago
Maybe if they gave one to me.

Maybe we'll see a return to the 90's when you could get a free computer if you allowed it to show ads at the bottom of the screen.

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pbhjpbhj 2787 days ago
Those companies went bust fast IIRC?
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reaperducer 2787 days ago
I think they hung on surprisingly long.

I know some people were asked to return their computers, but I've heard that some companies crashed so hard that the computers were just abandoned with their users.

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ddingus 2787 days ago
Oh, look. Hacking toys. Thanks.
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julianh95 2787 days ago
They appear within the TV's interface (Tizen OS).
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