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Nope, fuck that noise. Don't buy a smart tv. If you must buy a TV, get one with out the "smart" part or just dont allow it to connect to the internet. You can get a old pc and plug it in to the tv with a wireless keyboard or a USB IR remote with a frontend like Kodi.

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>A new patent recently filed by TV and streaming device manufacturer Roku hints toward a possible future where televisions could display ads when you pause a movie or game.

Nope, fuck that noise. Don't buy a smart tv. If you must buy a TV, get one with out the "smart" part or just dont allow it to connect to the internet. You can get a old pc and plug it in to the tv with a wireless keyboard or a USB IR remote with a frontend like Kodi. Archive: https://archive.today/3gvzF From the post: >>A new patent recently filed by TV and streaming device manufacturer Roku hints toward a possible future where televisions could display ads when you pause a movie or game.

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Micro PCs have VESA mounts that are compatible with TVs. Micros are also small enough that mounting them in non-obtrusive ways is virtually limitless.

But don't by Roku TVs. If you don't agree to their terms, you can't use it. Rossman has posted a few videos about their exploitive and manipulative ways.

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Yeah, I saw his video specifically on this exact article before I saw the article but figured that people prefer text posts most of the time.

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On the other hand, if these things were mass-hacked to show redpill material instead of ads, it could be glorious.

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There is an old-ish "hacker" movie called Antitrust (2001) where they more or less do exactly that to expose a major company (basically they are acting like its Microsoft) for their business practices (which included stealing code and killing developers).