LG's recent software update has forcibly installed Microsoft Copilot, an AI assistant, on smart TVs without removal options, sparking widespread user backlash over privacy, bloatware, and loss of control. This highlights growing tensions in smart devices, where monetization often overrides user preferences.
Projectors have the exact same problems. Their OSs are awful with ads, too.
A projector with an OS? I just plug mine in via HDMI and it’s no different than a computer monitor.
There are many of us that skip the local OS and go straight to our own source, but there are also many that use the local OS for apps or whatever. Those are the people I’m talking about. They’re the ones getting fucked.
Oh dang, thanks for explaining that!