Hi there!

So I am looking to buy a new TV, but the latest smart-TVs all seem to be very bloated with ads and other ridiculous and unnecessary features. I know very little about TVs, and therefore wondering if anyone has any tips on some good TVs that include as little bloat as possible.

Thanks for any recommendations or tips!

  • Que@lemmy.worldEnglish
    01·
    1 year ago

    We’re looking to get our first TV in years, the current one is about 10-12 years old. We don’t watch normal ‘tv’, everything is streamed through another device.

    What kind of adverts can I expect in a modern current-gen TV?

    • howlongisleft@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1·
      1 year ago

      The less you pay for the TV, the more adverts and worse experience you’ll get.
      Ignore the smart features completely. Focus on the display quality and get the best you can afford.

      Then get a streaming device. I recommend Chromecast with Google TV, only adverts I get are for shows (same recommendations the apps give me). Fire TV is also good, but more general adverts for Apps that aren’t installed. I’ve heard good things about Apple TV, but I don’t have any experience with it.
      Get the latest streaming device and power using a socket, not the TV usb, and you can’t really go wrong.

    • Zoe Codez@lemmy.digital-alchemy.appEnglish
      0·
      1 year ago

      Mine just pushed streaming services and shows I’m not interested in, and makes it waaaaay easier to accidentally get advertised at than to find the input select menu to get out of that.

      The UI also lags hard while trying to stream video because the embedded computer is terrible