With smart TVs reaching a point where they’re easily accessible, this device has now become a necessity, be it in your home, the café, a restaurant, or even a mall. Smart TVs have become a great way to stream your favorite show or movie, either alone or with family and friends. However, with a lot of internet-connected devices, smart TVs come with a massive problem – Ads.
Ads have now become a major issue across all platforms- computers, smartphones, and smart TVs. Now, we understand that ads are a source of revenue for a lot of brands and companies out there, but the way ads have been implemented nowadays- it’s simply gone too far.
So, what can be done to reduce or get rid of ads on a smart TV? Should you go back to traditional cable TV viewing, or should you simply not watch TV anymore? Let’s see what can be done.
Smart TV and The Never-Ending Sea Of Ads
Smart TVs have now become large advertisement displays, especially in homes. One such example will have to be awarded to the Telly TV. This brand gives you a free TV in exchange for ad views via a dedicated display that will play ads regularly. You can check out our coverage of Telly TV by heading here.
The issue with a lot of smart TVs is that they all require an active internet connection so that they can show you movies, shows, and app recommendations within the TV’s UI itself. And for a lot of smart TVs, there is no way to turn off these recommendations other than by keeping your TV disconnected from the internet.
Why Are We Seeing Ads On TVs Now?
Life was good when all you had were plain and simple flat screen TVs with no fancy features, app stores, or even ads. The only time you would get to see ads was during the commercial break or ad spots that a lot of TV channels used to have. Because these ads were long and unskippable, and users had no way to avoid them, the switch from Cable TV to internet streaming seemed sensible.
Since everyone wanted to…