After luring customers with low prices, Amazon stuffs Fire TVs with ads

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After luring customers with low prices, Amazon stuffs Fire TVs with ads
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Probably because it's Chinese spyware. https://www.tomsguide.com/news/tcl-smart-tv-security-flaws

Disturbing; thanks for sharing that. Seems like the Roku flavor may be okay-ish, but I just walled it off from rest of home network anyway.

Yeah, TCL was the front-runner when I was looking for a non-smart TV until I saw that. :( I ended up just going with a samsung and hoping for the best. I've not noticed anything annoying, but we're probably going to switch back to a PC hooked up to the TV with all the subscription problems / price jacking lately.

Functionally, it’s proven to be a really great TV, particularly at the price point. At most, only one ad in the interface, and it’s for a movie typically.