I’m Terrified of My New TV: Why I’m Scared to Turn This Thing On — And You’d Be, Too

Brennan Center ^ | 30 October 2014 | Michael Price

[Gasshog]

KILL YOUR TEE VEE!!!

[Terry L Smith]

If this fellow already has a ‘smart tv’, as he says, then place the power cord, on a separate power bar, and turn the power bar off, when not watching tv! No power for the tv, at all, as compared to always in a ‘sleep’ mode, when you are not watching it now.

[Bratch]

[Taffini]

* thanks for the info*

[Gandalf_The_Gray]

I imagine black electricians tape would do it.

But I don't know any black electricians...??

Regards,
GtG

[mrsmith]

COLLOSUS: THE NEW MEDIA PROJECT

Heck, it won't have to ask!

[tophat9000]

Your Smart TV is as dumb as a box of rocks without and Internet connection. .its just a lite PC ...so don't connect to the internet.. but by that same logic.. why are you on the Internet posting this with a regular PC if your afraid of a TV

[tophat9000]

Truth is it sounds like yout smart tv was downloading updates.. or was it not hooked to the internet yet?... and/or bad ground on your AC outlet

[Ken H]

My smart tv is wi-fi compatible, that’s how I watch Netflix. Fortunately, it is an earlier generation, so it doesn’t have the camera or microphone in it.

That I am aware of...

I like what you've done to the room!

[Don W]

LOL, why thank you! I’m especially fond of the cobwebs above the ensuite door. What do you think of them?

[trisham]

Just throw a blanket over the TV and listen to it, like radio. Remember radio?

[ErnBatavia]

That’s what we did with our new 50-incher ‘smart’ set...since it’s two feet from the desktop, this decision was a no brainer.

[TNoldman]

There is a fix for the VISIO.
Unplug TV,Press TV OFF button for 30 seconds,remove batteries from Remote,Press every button on remote.Put everything back together and everything should work..

[moovova]

I don’t think it was the updates...the third tv was on all night (after unplugging and replugging to get it unlocked) trying to give it enough time to update. Next day, it locked up again. The 30 minutes we had out of it...I was cruising YouTube, pulling up videos.

I don’t know about the a.c. outlet. I’ll test it tomorrow. That’s a good suggestion.

The current Samsung works great even though ity was $150. Never had a moments trouble out of it. We’re very happy with the picture (55”)

I think our house is just jinxed.

[dfwgator]

“In America Television watches you.”

[daniel1212]

It logs where, when, how, and for how long you use the TV. It sets tracking cookies and beacons designed to detect “when you have viewed particular content or a particular email message.” It records “the apps you use, the websites you visit, and how you interact with content.” It ignores “do-not-track” requests as a considered matter of policy. ]

As is if this was much different than surfing the Net with a computer.

[moovova]

I don’t think it was the updates...the third tv was on all night (after unplugging and replugging to get it unlocked) trying to give it enough time to update. Next day, it locked up again. The 30 minutes we had out of it...I was cruising YouTube, pulling up videos.

I don’t know about the a.c. outlet. I’ll test it tomorrow. That’s a good suggestion.

The current Samsung works great even though it was $150. Never had a moments trouble out of it. We’re very happy with the picture (55”)

I think our house is just jinxed.

[moovova]

I called the Visio 800# and the tech walked me thru some moves on the remote (including replacing the batteries)...on the first Visio. I don’t think he had me press all the buttons.

Shame really. It was a good picture, good concept and great price.

[Pajamajan]

It’s creepy what all this stuff can do. If someone wants to make money, they need to come up with a device that blocks this stuff, but still lets the TV work.

[BlueDragon]

“We’ll spy on you through your dishwasher” read one headline. Indeed, as the “Internet of Things” matures, household appliances and physical objects will become more networked. Your ceiling lights, thermostat, and washing machine — even your socks — may be wired to interact online.

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Will tell on you...