On: Ask HN: Is there a TV on the market without “Smart...

[dmitriid]

> Protects your TV performance and functionality from surprise degradation due to "updates"

Instead, it will have its own upgrades which will degrade performance and/or UI.

A recent Android TV update on my Xiaomi Android TV brought ads covering a 1/4 of the screen from services I'm not subscribed to. Had to revert the upgrade and stop it from updating.

[molszanski → dmitriid]

No ads on AppleTv. Or I don’t see them. Also used PS4 as a TV. But it wasn’t super convenient without a remote. But overall the TV dongle is the way forward IMO

[metadat → dmitriid]

A new dongle is a lot cheaper and less e-waste than a new TV.

[dmitriid → metadat]

And a new single will help me with getting rid of the ads how exactly?

[metadat → dmitriid]

Select something like AppleTV or another product that doesn't show you ads..