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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.

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[–] garretble@lemmy.world 48 points 2 months ago (5 children)

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.

[–] cron@feddit.org 25 points 2 months ago (1 children)

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.world 52 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (3 children)

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.

[–] cron@feddit.org 29 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (2 children)

Maybe because many streaming services have locked their 4k content behind some specific apps and platforms and offer lower resolutions on general desktop PCs.

[–] grue@lemmy.world 28 points 2 months ago

In other words, because abuse begets abuse.

[–] leftzero@lemmynsfw.com 18 points 2 months ago

But it's trivial to torrent their content at whatever resolution I want...

[–] Munkisquisher@lemmy.nz 4 points 2 months 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.

[–] yesman@lemmy.world 18 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I suspect that this is a smart TV being used as a monitor.

[–] friend_of_satan@lemmy.world 20 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

It says "Smart Monitor" right there in the pic.

[–] WindyRebel@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

It’s monitoring your activity and smartly displaying ads. Working as advertised!

/s

[–] friend_of_satan@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago

Seriously! What is smart about these things? It's smart not to buy this bullshit. It's 1984 doublespeak just like the "open" in "OpenAI".

[–] pandapoo@sh.itjust.works 11 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

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.

[–] AWittyUsername@lemmy.world 9 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Yeah but what functionality does it provide to the monitor?

[–] pandapoo@sh.itjust.works 11 points 2 months ago

The ability to serve ads and spy on you..

[–] 1984 7 points 2 months ago (2 children)

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..

[–] nightwatch_admin@feddit.nl 5 points 2 months ago

Yeah it’s odd, maybe the monitor has a sort of usb-c -over-displayport ethernet adapter ?

[–] linearchaos@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months 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