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

$100 and it doesn't even include the HDMI cable?

Now that every TV is a smart TV who's the target audience?

[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I buy devices like Apple TV to replace the built in shitty smart tv functionality on smart tvs. I do not want ads so I do not connect my tv to the internet, and instead connect my streaming box.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 months ago

Yes but this offers the exact same functionality and built-in ads/tracking that you will find in any androidtv based smarttv.

They even list having ads (recommended shows on a service that you aren't subscribed are ads, not recommendations) that cover 80% of the home screen as a feature

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago

To be fair, smart TVs are terrible enough to leave disconnected from the internet...