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0 pointsakerro5y ago0 comments

Do you guys connect your TVs to internet? I know my TV has WiFi and Eth port, but I never thought about connecting it online, it's as useless as Euro Scart.

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qppo5y ago

Yes. It would be highly inconvenient for me to connect it to my home PC which is in a different room, I don't want to buy or build a HTPC just to connect to Netflix, Hulu, and Amazon Prime, I use my phone as a remote most of the time, and the tv wasn't too expensive.

Not to mention, the ads on the home screen are less intrusive and far less numerous than on Comcast's cable box.

akerroOP5y ago

> Comcast's cable box.

Isn't Comcast also a paid service? You (US) get ads in tv broadcast you pay for?

I haven't seen any TV broadcast for over 10 years now, my TV has only chromecast and it only plays what I stream to it.

qppo5y ago

Yes, most cable television has ads. It's also more expensive than streaming services. But I'm talking about is in the menus for navigating the service with the remote.

I tried cutting the cable two years ago and went back last year. Live sports isn't there yet.

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qppo5y ago

Not to mention, the ads on the home screen are less intrusive and far less numerous than on Comcast's cable box.

akerroOP5y ago

> Comcast's cable box.

Isn't Comcast also a paid service? You (US) get ads in tv broadcast you pay for?

I haven't seen any TV broadcast for over 10 years now, my TV has only chromecast and it only plays what I stream to it.

qppo5y ago

Yes, most cable television has ads. It's also more expensive than streaming services. But I'm talking about is in the menus for navigating the service with the remote.

I tried cutting the cable two years ago and went back last year. Live sports isn't there yet.

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