moe90@feddit.nl to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agoYour TV set has become a digital billboard. And it’s only getting worse.arstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square315fedilinkarrow-up1907arrow-down113 cross-posted to: internetofshit@suppo.fi
arrow-up1894arrow-down1external-linkYour TV set has become a digital billboard. And it’s only getting worse.arstechnica.commoe90@feddit.nl to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square315fedilink cross-posted to: internetofshit@suppo.fi
minus-squareSemi-Hemi-Lemmygod@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17arrow-down1·edit-21 month agoAs opposed to the old days when it was an analog billboard
minus-squareZacryon@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·30 days agoThere were no ads in the UI of the TV though.
minus-squareSemi-Hemi-Lemmygod@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·30 days agoThe only thing close to a UI was TV Guide, which most certainly had ads. (I kid, but only a little.)
minus-squareshameless@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·30 days agoWas this something called ceefax or teletext? I vaguely remember hearing of someone using it to book a holiday when I was growing up
As opposed to the old days when it was an analog billboard
There were no ads in the UI of the TV though.
The only thing close to a UI was TV Guide, which most certainly had ads.
(I kid, but only a little.)
Was this something called ceefax or teletext? I vaguely remember hearing of someone using it to book a holiday when I was growing up