Never do a firmware update Unless you must

[WDD]

Given I get video from Roku, and stream Hulu, Prime, Netflix, etc, I can’t help but connect to WiFi.

Do TVs even have tuners in them anymore?

 

[FrequentPilot]

That's why I buy computer monitors and not TVs. Also... I don't even let my phone connect to my wifi. No way in hell I'm letting a fridge or toaster do it.

Don't forget that you have to use a VPN at all times. The government can go ahead and track me, but I certainly won't make it easy for them!

 

[asicer]

Do TVs even have tuners in them anymore?

Yup. Here's a clip of the Sony Bravia K-65S30 spec sheet:

 

[Jim_R]

So now WalMart knows everything you watch? I wonder if they have the ability to give you specific WalMart ads based on your profile?

Note the age of the article (2017): https://www.cnet.com/tech/home-entertainment/your-tv-is-probably-tracking-you-heres-how-to-stop-it/

Walmart has owned Vizio since 2024.

 

[KE5BM]

Walmart has owned Vizio since 2024.

That's the part I didn't know until I turned this TV on. The last one I bought was in 2022, I think.

 

[FrequentPilot]

Yup. Here's a clip of the Sony Bravia K-65S30 spec sheet:
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Sony still makes the Bravia?? I still my have my parents' Bravia from like 2009.