SMART TVs ABSOLUTELY SUCK! Here's Why & What To Do.

Smart TVs. SUCK. The software, the data, the privacy/security, and the entire user experience sucks. Here's why, and what you can do to make them better.

0:00 Introduction
0:22 Issue 1 - THEY SUCK
2:06 Issue 2 - Invasive Data Collection!
3:44 Issue 3 - Privacy & Security Concerns!
5:42 Outro

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[techlore]

Share your thoughts on these crappy inventions down below! Nothing fosters love like shared hatred 😡💚

[mrgrumpy]

The only functionality I need from my TV is the ability to change inputs and the ability to mess with the color and sound settings. Everything else simply needs to go. I wish there was an easy way to "root" those TVs and install a different kind of ROM.

[rudyleplane]

Finally someone is talking about one of the biggest elephants in the room! Please share everyone

[therobgarcia]

You're absolutely right. The lack of options for non-smart TVs over the years has gotten weird, and this perfectly explains why.

[SwitchedtoLinux]

Moved out of my place, but I put my dumb TV in storage realizing that when I need to get a big screen again, it will be very hard to find one without Internet Connectivity...Down with smart crap!

[sshomelab]

When I bought my TV, they weren't even 'smart' yet...It still works (probably because I rarely watch TV anyways). If I want smart features, I'll hook up a raspberry pi or something.

[平和-vz]

Nightmare material:
When companies put a smart assistant into their devices like Bluetooth speakers, soundbars or even kitchen appliances...

[liesdamnlies]

It's a display. That's all it needs to be. That's it. And that's all I ever want the damn thing to do. The whole point is that it's part of an interface between me _and the device that's actually doing the "smart" stuff._

In lieu of that though, VLAN-it-up on your network and sandbox the damn thing into a no-internet box. And that's only if you need it to connect to something else via wifi. Which you probably shouldn't do.

[randolphscudder]

My whole day is helping seniors change channels and turn on their smart TVs!!!! How can they turn a simple task into such a time-consuming chore, and when you finally set something up, along comes an update that changes everything

[tux_the_astronaut]

Only reason I have a “smart” tv is because literally every TV is a smart TV now but I don’t connect them to the internet so I should be good

[finnk]

2:10 every manufacturer does this. I honestly don't care that our TV is 15 years old and ~20 inches.

[michaelcorleone]

It's all fun and games 'till Samsung says "Emergency call from McAfee is blocked"

[MusicToTheEars]

Thank YOU, Henry! I knew about most of these issues before, but now it's time for this video to gain lots of views. I'm going to share it with everyone I know. I agree with you 100%.

[Plumtopia]

I've always preferred the freedom projectors provide, a plus is they rarely have any 'smart' capabilities, unless you pay extra for it

[DoodleDan]

Recently had a Sony TV give me a bug called "high power device, please disconnect usb" sounds serious but it's actually a marketing scam, the "smart tv" has this rule built in to activate at random and force you to send it in for repair so they can "fix" it. Customer support does not help and deletes all threads talking about these kinds of issues.

[dragonskunkstudio]

Keep it dumb as a rock.
The reason anyone can buy a 55 inch smart TV for half the price of a dumb TV at half the size is the data collection profits. I use mine as a monitor to watch streaming video and some antenna channels.

[frankallen]

I have never hooked my TV to the internet because I never stream.

[jrocket]

On top of their security issues usually the remotes suck too ergonomically challenging and as most of the time its dark in the room suck even more.

[alluringming]

I miss regular tvs, i had to get a new tv and was kind annoyed that no matter what store i went to all they had was smart tvs. No one seems to make them these days or least in my general idea. Also if their a brand that doesnt sell smart tvs i would appreaciate a nudge

[murdockscott]

I have been dreading the day when I have to replace my current TV. It was a nice unit from the early days of integrating “smart” functions so it is gloriously simple and dumb with tons of ports and connectivity. I know that when it eventually fails, I will have to shop hard to find something that will give me the control to turn off all the microphones, cameras, and 6 different ways it will be trying to phone home to the mothership with any and all information it can gather about me. Ugh. Such a hassle.