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Smart TVs increasingly frustrate ordinary viewers, commentator warns
Original: “It concerns me that folks increasingly have to be IT experts to get the bare minimum enjoyable experience out of this s
A widely shared comment argues that people increasingly need IT expertise just to get a minimally enjoyable experience from smart televisions. The remark links to a Guardian article describing how smart TVs burden viewers with Wi-Fi setup, software problems, privacy settings, advertising and surveillance concerns, turning a once simple household appliance into something closer to a computer that demands technical know-how.
Why now: A Guardian article on smart TV complexity, privacy and advertising has struck a chord with viewers frustrated by the same problems.
Evidence
- “It concerns me that folks increasingly have to be IT experts to get the bare minimum enjoyable experience out of this stuff.” https://www. theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2 026/oct/20/smart-tv-television-dumb-wifi-techies-privacy # Technology # Advertising # Surveillance # Rocks… · BigJackBrass@vivaldi.net · 2
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