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Gud 4 hours ago

Not surprised.

My wife CONVINCED me to buy an LG tv instead of my typical dumb monitor.

Now I get constant ads and a constant nagging of updates available, that will install more ads and spying features...

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CrimsonRain 3 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Update firmware.

Turn off LIVE PLUS

block internet for the tv from router

Enjoy.

That's what I have been doing for years.

	▲	regexorcist 2 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Also don't agree with the optional policies, they can be unchecked if you already did. That disables a bunch of crap too.

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regexorcist 4 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

I have a pihole in front of my LG TV blocking nearly every DNS query it tries. I only allow a couple streaming apps I do use and see zero ads.

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whalesalad 4 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

LG TV’s are really really good. If you never connect them to the internet. And that rule should be applied to all TV’s. Use an external device like an Apple TV or a self-crafted solution (Roku, Amzn stick, etc all garbage phoning home and listening with Alexa crap)

Treat your TV like a computer monitor (ironic here in this context lol)

	▲	BoingBoomTschak 3 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Image quality may be good (minus the horrible banding and ABL) but I'd put LG and Samsung in the same bag concerning hardware reliability: don't expect it to last much more than the warranty period and if it does, give some offerings to your lucky star.