Smart Tv's --- Ads!

[Hosenbugler]

Dear all,
I am winding myself up to buy a new TV later this year. Current main option seems to be the LG C2 48" . It's the right size for my telly room.

However , I'm sure I read somewhere that some smart TV's have inbuilt Ads. Which sounds a bit naughty to me. So, is this correct, and if so, can they be turned off?

Cheers.

[Motorman74]

You can on my current LGs, including an OLED - there is an option buried in the menus for it.

I stopped buying Samsung Smart TVs because they put adverts on the home screen that you can't turn off.

[dudleybloke]

No ads on my Hisense.

[NDA]

Smart TV's have apps for ITV, C4 and so on. These apps have enabled addressable advertising - so you might get an ad for sunglasses where your neighbour might get an ad for a stairlift... that type of thing.

Some TV manufacturers regard themselves as 'gatekeepers' in the media business. Samsung (for example) says to ITV, your ad is running on my TV on an app that I've enabled, I want a share of the ad revenue. A bit like Apple takes a cut of app revenue.

To answer your question specifically, yes, some TV companies are offering personalised advertising within the first screen navigation menu. But you should be able to opt out.

[skilly1]

Hosenbugler said:

Dear all,
I am winding myself up to buy a new TV later this year. Current main option seems to be the LG C2 48" . It's the right size for my telly room.

However , I'm sure I read somewhere that some smart TV's have inbuilt Ads. Which sounds a bit naughty to me. So, is this correct, and if so, can they be turned off?

Cheers.

I have that exact TV, its great but make sure you adjust the power and brightness settings, lots of info in google search.

It does have adverts on the home screen for other TV shows and stations, pic from today. Not very intrusive, I just click Netflix etc from the remote. I rarely use the home screen.

[Digger]

skilly1 said:

Hosenbugler said:

Dear all,
I am winding myself up to buy a new TV later this year. Current main option seems to be the LG C2 48" . It's the right size for my telly room.

However , I'm sure I read somewhere that some smart TV's have inbuilt Ads. Which sounds a bit naughty to me. So, is this correct, and if so, can they be turned off?

Cheers.

I have that exact TV, its great but make sure you adjust the power and brightness settings, lots of info in google search.

It does have adverts on the home screen for other TV shows and stations, pic from today. Not very intrusive, I just click Netflix etc from the remote. I rarely use the home screen.

I was considering exactly the same but am swaying towards the 55" C2 - May I ask what your viewing distance is to the TV?

[Motorman74]

skilly1 said:

I have that exact TV, its great but make sure you adjust the power and brightness settings, lots of info in google search.

It does have adverts on the home screen for other TV shows and stations, pic from today. Not very intrusive, I just click Netflix etc from the remote. I rarely use the home screen.

They have gone the wrong way on the advert front then - my OLED is a CX65, so a couple of years older, but I've got a newer (bought last year) Nanocell in the other room that has a different WebOS version on that still doesn't look like that - all I get is a list of content based on the app you highlighted along the bottom.

[Hosenbugler]

Digger said:

skilly1 said:

Hosenbugler said:

Dear all,
I am winding myself up to buy a new TV later this year. Current main option seems to be the LG C2 48" . It's the right size for my telly room.

However , I'm sure I read somewhere that some smart TV's have inbuilt Ads. Which sounds a bit naughty to me. So, is this correct, and if so, can they be turned off?

Cheers.

I have that exact TV, its great but make sure you adjust the power and brightness settings, lots of info in google search.

It does have adverts on the home screen for other TV shows and stations, pic from today. Not very intrusive, I just click Netflix etc from the remote. I rarely use the home screen.

I was considering exactly the same but am swaying towards the 55" C2 - May I ask what your viewing distance is to the TV?

Just about 3m spot on. The 55 would physically fit, but would be over powering in the room, plus , I don't like being too close to a TV. In the Odeon, and all, I always sat near the back , hated it near the front.

[skilly1]

Digger said:

I was considering exactly the same but am swaying towards the 55" C2 - May I ask what your viewing distance is to the TV?

I'm 4m away. I would have gone 55 inch but it would not fit in the alcove. Its OK but I need to wear my glasses !

[Digger]

skilly1 said:

Digger said:

I was considering exactly the same but am swaying towards the 55" C2 - May I ask what your viewing distance is to the TV?

I'm 4m away. I would have gone 55 inch but it would not fit in the alcove. Its OK but I need to wear my glasses !

I'll be only 2m away & whilst I am saving up the readies, keep finding myself in shops asking for a tape measure & trying to decide between a 48" & 55"

After reading the above I am now even more confused.

[Hosenbugler]

Thanks all for the input. I'm confused myself now. I've been of the opinion for ages that a 55" TV is too big for my room. Looking at the specs on the LG site though, has got me thinking.

This all sounds a bit anorak, but I'm going to see if I can find a large piece of cardboard from packing and cut it to size , and offer it up , see how the bulk seems. Son has a kitchen and Bathroom business, so packing big enough should be available.

We'll see. All to watch some crappy film, eh?

[Dave Hedgehog]

Motorman74 said:

You can on my current LGs, including an OLED - there is an option buried in the menus for it.

I stopped buying Samsung Smart TVs because they put adverts on the home screen that you can't turn off.

do you know where because i was unable to stop my LG from spamming me with bullst notifications

in the end i removed it from the Wi-Fi

[Dave Hedgehog]

Hosenbugler said:

Thanks all for the input. I'm confused myself now. I've been of the opinion for ages that a 55" TV is too big for my room. Looking at the specs on the LG site though, has got me thinking.

This all sounds a bit anorak, but I'm going to see if I can find a large piece of cardboard from packing and cut it to size , and offer it up , see how the bulk seems. Son has a kitchen and Bathroom business, so packing big enough should be available.

We'll see. All to watch some crappy film, eh?

80" is a good size for a normal sized house, if you have a larger place for a 90+

[Digger]

Dave Hedgehog said:

Hosenbugler said:

Thanks all for the input. I'm confused myself now. I've been of the opinion for ages that a 55" TV is too big for my room. Looking at the specs on the LG site though, has got me thinking.

This all sounds a bit anorak, but I'm going to see if I can find a large piece of cardboard from packing and cut it to size , and offer it up , see how the bulk seems. Son has a kitchen and Bathroom business, so packing big enough should be available.

We'll see. All to watch some crappy film, eh?

80" is a good size for a normal sized house, if you have a larger place for a 90+

. . . only on PH.

[blueg33]

Having recently acquired a smart tv (I have a 20 year old CRT at home) I have concluded that I am too stupid to be able to work one...............

[Techno9000]

Viewing wise, with all else equal, 48 or 55" there's really not much in it. It's more important to go for the size that fits your space.

In terms of what is too big, well I'm using a projector to fill an area up to 100" diagonal and it looks absolutely fine from 4m distance. This is mainly for films and sport.

[LuS1fer]

Hosenbugler said:

Thanks all for the input. I'm confused myself now. I've been of the opinion for ages that a 55" TV is too big for my room. Looking at the specs on the LG site though, has got me thinking.

This all sounds a bit anorak, but I'm going to see if I can find a large piece of cardboard from packing and cut it to size , and offer it up , see how the bulk seems. Son has a kitchen and Bathroom business, so packing big enough should be available.

We'll see. All to watch some crappy film, eh?

That's what I did and I bought an LG C8 OLED 65" TV, upgrading from a 40 or 42". the difference was huge and, initially, I felt like I was sitting in the same room as the actors.

However, you get used to it very quickly and I'm only 2m away. Bear in mind that in a widescreen film, much of the screen acreage isn't even being used.

[thebraketester]

I use a raspberry pi to block ads network wide. It also blocks the stty ads on our Samsung TVs.

Edited by thebraketester on Sunday 29th January 10:08

[James6112]

I liked the Samsung TV interface

But now, on my Smart Apps list, Apple tv+ has appeared. With miniscule Ad underneath.
I can’t delete it. I do t want it.
Disappointing from both Samsung & Apple.

[Byronwww]

Look into setting up a pihole on your network, it blocks the majority of advertising and marketing from being allowed into your home and is configurable to block whatever else you want. Requires a raspberry pi and the ability to follow step by step instructions for about half an hour.