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Thousands of Android TV devices come with unkillable backdoor preinstalled (arstechnica.com)
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[–] TenderfootGungi@lemmy.world 21 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Yes. They are sold for commercial use, e.g., McD’s menu, and are quite pricey.

[–] thegreekgeek@midwest.social 20 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I think you meant to say not subsidized by ad tracking lol

[–] deweydecibel@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Yes, not subsidized...and therefore pricy.

[–] wjrii@kbin.social 12 points 1 year ago

Depends on your definition of "quite pricey." There's no equivalent of a $250 50" Insignia FireTV, but I've seen Samsung signage displays on Amazon for about a $75-$100 premium over their comparable Smart TVs. They also don't come with a stand, so if you weren't already buying a VESA mount you'll need to add another $40-80. There is a significant premium, but it's not necessarily orders of magnitude.