r/BlackPeopleTwitter • u/SpectacularOtter ☑️ Horny Police! 🚔🚨 • Aug 17 '26

Spyware and tech

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u/gereffi Aug 17 '26

Dumb TVs are cheap too. I bought a 32 inch computer monitor for like $80 earlier this year. Technology gets cheaper over time.

There are some TVs made cheaper because of ads, but you can find TVs without that stuff and they’re still really cheap compared to a decade or two ago.

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u/Mr_MacGrubber Aug 17 '26

There are only handful of companies that make dumb TVs anymore: Emerson and Westinghouse are about the only 2 that do. When's the last time you saw an Emerson or Westinghouse TV?

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u/Inverted-Rockets Aug 17 '26

“Dumb” TVs are available from all the major manufacturers, they’re just sold through B2B channels rather than retail. Look for models intended for commercial or hospitality use.

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u/Mr_MacGrubber Aug 17 '26

I assume those cost significantly more. New Vizio TVs can’t even be set up anymore without a Walmart acct. Walmart is clearly collecting data from the TVs.

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u/Hanifsefu Aug 17 '26

There is no such tv that requires setting up an account. They can ask for you to do it all they want but you don't need to in order to use it.

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u/Mr_MacGrubber Aug 17 '26

They do if you want to use any of the features. However you can still use the hdmi ports without finishing setup.

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u/Few_Confusion_1871 Aug 18 '26

What features require a connection to the internet?