{"id":169729,"date":"2025-12-12T12:30:22","date_gmt":"2025-12-12T12:30:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ushopwell.com\/ublog\/how-to-break-free-from-smart-tv-ads-and-tracking\/"},"modified":"2025-12-12T12:30:22","modified_gmt":"2025-12-12T12:30:22","slug":"how-to-break-free-from-smart-tv-ads-and-tracking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ushopwell.com\/ublog\/how-to-break-free-from-smart-tv-ads-and-tracking\/","title":{"rendered":"How to break free from smart TV ads and tracking"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>Smart TVs can feel like a dumb choice if you\u2019re looking for privacy, reliability, and simplicity.<\/p>\n<p>Today\u2019s TVs and streaming sticks are usually loaded up <a href=\"https:\/\/arstechnica.com\/gadgets\/2024\/08\/tv-industrys-ads-tracking-obsession-is-turning-your-living-room-into-a-store\/\">with advertisements and user tracking<\/a>, making offline TVs seem very attractive. But ever since <a href=\"https:\/\/arstechnica.com\/gadgets\/2025\/06\/tv-brands-face-inherent-conflict-over-user-privacy-advertiser-data-demands\/\">smart TV operating systems<\/a> began making money, \u201cdumb\u201d TVs have been hard to find.<\/p>\n<p>In response, we created this non-smart TV guide that includes much more than dumb TVs. Since non-smart TVs are so rare, this guide also breaks down additional ways to watch TV and movies online and locally without dealing with smart TVs\u2019 evolution toward <a href=\"https:\/\/arstechnica.com\/gadgets\/2025\/01\/ces-2025-teases-alarming-smart-tv-future-loaded-with-unwanted-software-gimmicks\/\">software-centric features<\/a> and snooping. We\u2019ll discuss a range of options suitable for various budgets, different experience levels, and different rooms in your home.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/arstechnica.com\/gadgets\/2025\/12\/the-ars-technica-guide-to-dumb-tvs\/\">Read full article<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/arstechnica.com\/gadgets\/2025\/12\/the-ars-technica-guide-to-dumb-tvs\/#comments\">Comments<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wpematico_credit\"><small>Powered by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wpematico.com\" target=\"_blank\">WPeMatico<\/a><\/small><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Smart TVs can feel like a dumb choice if you\u2019re looking for privacy, reliability, and simplicity. Today\u2019s TVs and streaming sticks are usually loaded up with advertisements and user tracking, making offline TVs seem very attractive. But ever since smart TV operating systems began making money, \u201cdumb\u201d TVs have been hard to find. 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