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Thread Number: 78257
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The Digital Nightmare Gets Worse |
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Post# 1022746 1/28/2019 at 01:20 (1,913 days old) by RP2813  (Sannazay) |
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 Weary of things of no interest popping up on your computer screen or new apps forcing themselves onto your tablet or smart phone? It's happening on TV sets now too. Is there no escape for any of us from the monetizing of user data?
I pity the millennials who have never known something that just turns on and works the way it's supposed to. CLICK HERE TO GO TO RP2813's LINK | ||
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Post# 1022747 , Reply# 1 1/28/2019 at 02:05 (1,913 days old) by countryford (Austin, MN) |
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| Post# 1022749 , Reply# 2 1/28/2019 at 02:15 (1,913 days old) by LordKenmore (The Laundry Room) | ||
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Post# 1022803 , Reply# 4 1/28/2019 at 15:50 (1,912 days old) by Yogitunes (New Jersey) |
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I have a new HDTV 4K whatever dang thing it is.....
seems at least once a week, it ask to do an update for some damn thing or other updates = screw up your system, play hell getting it to work right after that....that's why I say 'NO' every time it ask.... I just seen the other day, I can purchase a VCR/DVD recorder, 'without' a tuner....made sense, whats the point, I have to use a 'box' to change all my channels anyway..... why aren't TV's sold without tuners?....see no point in them, it's no matter if you have cable, dish, satellite...that is your tuner.... all I need is a monitor! | ||
| Post# 1022805 , Reply# 5 1/28/2019 at 16:22 (1,912 days old) by speedqueen (Metro-Detroit) | ||
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Post# 1022807 , Reply# 6 1/28/2019 at 17:14 (1,912 days old) by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.) |
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 My 2002 Panasonic plasma panel is only a monitor ... no tuner or speakers. I have a circa 2009 Samsung Blu-ray player that initially had onboard streaming apps for Blockbuster, Netflix, Pandora, and YouTube. One of the firmware updates eliminated Blockbuster. YouTube no longer works due to a change in their network and security protocols. I haven't tried Pandora on it in years, did a few mins ago, doesn't work. Netflix still works, I use it often for that. It's long outdated for updates, last was in 2012, so unlikely it'll get taken over by rogue apps. A potential issue with the Panasonic is that it doesn't have an HDMI input and DVD players nowadays apparently don't have component video outputs so I'd have to find a converter. | ||
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