I got this popup ad on my TV **while watching a DVD** - eviltoast

we live in hell

I don’t even understand the pitch? you have the disc playing, in your hands, your ownership, no buffering, no subscription required. and they’re saying…hey do you want a worse experience?

  • daisyKutter@lemmy.mlEnglish
    2·
    11 months ago

    I think newish tvs offer advanced image quality features like HDR and Dolby Vision through their own apps rather than through web browser; if you don’t have a new generation console in your house and wanna enjoy your new TV full capabilities you will need to connect the damn thing to the internet

    • PinkPanther@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      1·
      11 months ago

      Wait, what? I’m thinking about getting the LG C2/3, and wasn’t going to connect it to the internet.

      Guess I’ll have to get myself a PiHole and figure out how to block tracking.

      • daisyKutter@lemmy.mlEnglish
        1·
        11 months ago

        I have an LG C3 and that thing is amazing; the issue with HDR/Dolby Vision/etc is not because LG, but rather that you need a system that has an app that supports those capabilities, like if you have a subscription to Apple TV and don’t wanna connect your TV to the internet you need an Nvidia Shield/Apple TV/PS5/Xbox series X because just a HTPC won’t do it because the web browsing app doesn’t offers HDR and the Apple TV Windows app is trash