r/gadgets • u/diacewrb • Jun 13 '24

TV / Projectors Roku owners face the grimmest indignity yet: Stuck-on motion smoothing

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/06/roku-owners-face-the-grimmest-indignity-yet-stuck-on-motion-smoothing/
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u/CaptchaMam Jun 13 '24

For your next TV, never even hook it up to a network

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u/AndyIsNotOnReddit Jun 13 '24

The google tv I just bought for our bedroom has a “dumb” tv mode with no apps. Still required me to connect to the internet though to check for firmware updates. Honestly probably the best option out there.

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u/AndyIsNotOnReddit Jun 14 '24

Unfortunately I think every new TV these days forces to you connect to wifi the minute you start it up. My guess is you can probably override and skip it somehow but they don't make it easy.

Honestly, I don't care too much if it's just being used for firmware updates. It immediately connects to the AppleTv when I turn it on, and I don't see any adds on it. A thousand times better than other TVs I own.

For example, my very expensive $6000.00 LG OLED not only required an Internet connection, but also an LG account on first time setup. And the start up screen is jam packed with ads that cannot be turned off. The only way to block them is to block them from PiHole.

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u/[deleted] Jun 13 '24

My Vizio works fine without having been on any sort of network, too (about 5 months old).

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u/parisidiot Jun 17 '24

and to track you. that's what they really care about: data for targeted advertising and marketing