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Buying a TV in 2025? Expect lower prices, more ads, and an OS war. (arstechnica.com)
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“I do fear that the pressure to make better TVs will be lost…”…

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[–] [email protected] 61 points 2 days ago (3 children)

I am not buying a tv that shows me ads. Ever.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

You can buy commercial televisions that have only functional software, long uptime ratings, and an absurd amount of inputs. They’re designed to be advertisement displays so they can have some lag, and some have low color accuracy, but they’re barebones workhorses.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 hours ago

absurd amount of inputs

SCART anyone? My 2007 TV has three but they absolutely vanished in 10 years.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 day ago

yes. this title is a laundry list of why im out of buying a new tv for the foreseeable future.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 day ago

Modern TV plus your streaming device. I only get home menu ads from roku. I don't like them, but at least the apps aren't full of ads aside from putting "continue watching" on the fifth or sixth row.