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It. Is. Never. Enough.

You paid hundreds of dollars for a new monitor, but it doesn’t matter. More ads, more profits.

I hate it.

  • garretble@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    17 days ago

    Wait, so the monitor has some sort of network capability?

    I assume it’s full of streaming apps or something and they just also added this fun ad junk to it.

    • 1984@lemmy.todayOPEnglish
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      17 days ago

      Their TV does but I’m not sure how it works with monitors. Maybe it’s just hardcoded ads in their software. I don’t see how the monitor can have a network connection…

      • linearchaos@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        16 days ago

        Ethernet over HDMI Ethernet over display port Ethernet via thunderbolt They could probably do something tricky with a driver and serial over HDMI

        I don’t know about this one but several LG monitors actually have Wi-Fi built in.

        Of course, If it was using Wi-Fi you could just not connect the Wi-Fi. But some manufacturers are getting smart and are able to use open networks to call home. You could open it up find the antenna and short it out directly to the ground plane

    • cron@feddit.orgEnglish
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      17 days ago

      Generally, we (sadly) see smart monitors come up like smart TVs did ten years ago.

      Some noteable features include streaming apps (netflix…) and wireless screen mirroring from phones.

      • Wild_Mastic@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        17 days ago

        Wow, this is useless!

        Seriously, who the hell use Netflix on a monitor when you have a literal pc connected to it that is way better.

        • Munkisquisher@lemmy.nzEnglish
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          17 days ago

          If it’s all the same driver board, they save on complexity of having different parts. I hate it but it’s true. Samsung gaming monitors now have to keep track of a remote to change settings.

              • Verat@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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                16 days ago

                Exactly, so why would a PC Monitor need to have it’s own Netflix? The PC already has it.

                  • whats_all_this_then@lemmy.worldEnglish
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                    15 days ago

                    Gonna give you the benefit of the doubt and assume it’s a second language thing.

                    The initial comment was saying a netflix app on a computer monitor is completely useless since the whole point of a computer monitor is to plug in a computer, which if the user wants can easily play stuff off netflix through a browser or app. Not comparing a PC with Netflix, just saying it’s stupid to put apps on a computer monitor (I agree).

                  • Verat@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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                    15 days ago

                    But when would you buy a computer monitor for netflix and NOT have something with access to netflix to plug into it? If they didnt have anything with netflix and wanted it built-in then why did they buy a monitor and not a TV?

        • cron@feddit.orgEnglish
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          17 days ago

          Maybe because many streaming services have locked their 4k content behind some specific apps and platforms and not on general desktop PCs.

    • pandapoo@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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      16 days ago

      Both HDMI and DisplayPort feature USB/Ethernet data link capabilities, and obviously USB-C does as well.

      This is dependent upon the version of the cable, and all other hardware involved, but this is well within the bounds of available ad/surveillance tech.