'Pretty revolting': LG's TV and gaming monitors are getting huge backlash from users due to reportedly installing PC software without asking you, and insisting that you get consent from your guests so your TV may record their conversations
www.techradar.com
Does LG now stand for 'Listening to Grandpa'?

…due to seemingly installing adware on PCs and telling you to warn guests they may be recorded by AI features, to comply with ‘wiretapping’ laws

  • AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.worldEnglish
    29·
    14 days ago

    Look! You can watch Netflix on this monitor!

    Well, yes, there’s a PC stuck on it, of course I can.

    No, you can watch it without the PC!

    Why would I want to use a monitor without a PC?

    It’s only half again as expensive! It’s a steal!

    • mnemonicmonkeys@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      22·
      14 days ago

      Tbf, you could probably actually stream Netflix at 4K on it since it gets limuted to something like 720p in the browser. But that’s just because Netflix are bastards, not because of technical limits

      • AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.worldEnglish
        2·
        14 days ago

        it gets limited to something like 720p in the browser

        I think that depends on the browser (for reasons that I never really looked into). Some do 720p (I think that’s Firefox), some do ~1k (the Chrome based ones), maybe more.