Chiefs at Chargers Pre Game Discussion (Wk 1)

[Velo]

Why is Shawne Meriman hyping up the Chargers? He didn't even want Jim Harbaugh to be hired here?

I didn't want Harbaugh initially either. But I eventually came around to it. Maybe Merriman did the same. I like Shawne, he is loyal to the Chargers, always rooting for them and talking up the team.

[Boltjolt]

Following is the Google AI overview of my search about ads on newer model smart TVs. It says the hardware has ads built in, which is why I've avoided buying a new TV. But I like my 32-inch lower IQ TV. It has a great HD picture. It does everything I want it to and nothing I don't want it to. I have it bolted to a really nice chic stand up TV stand that is made of wood and matches my furniture. I can wheel it around to any room I want to watch it in. I don't have any aspirations for a bigger screen. This one is perfect for me and my eyes. And the sound quality is good too. I like watching football on it.


AI Overview

+7
Yes, many new smart TVs include advertisements on the home screen, content store, and sometimes as screensavers. This has become a common revenue stream for TV manufacturers as hardware profit margins decrease. While some ads can be disabled or reduced, many, like those on LG and Samsung TVs, are difficult or impossible to remove completely. Some brands, like Sony with its Android TV interface, may have fewer ads, focusing instead on suggested content.
Why Ads Are On New TVs

• New Revenue Stream:
  With decreasing profit margins on hardware, manufacturers rely on selling ad space on their TVs' operating systems to generate revenue.
• Data Collection:
  Smart TVs collect data on user viewing habits, which is used to serve targeted ads, making the advertising more effective for brands, according to Ars Technica.
• Google's Influence:
  Google, a provider of TV operating systems, also pushes ad capabilities onto Android TV devices, adding ads to platforms that were once ad-free, reports TechRadar.

Where You See Ads

• Home Menus: Ads can appear on the home screen or in content carousels.
• Content Stores: The app or content store may feature advertisements.
• Screensavers: Some TVs, such as certain LG OLED models, display ads when the TV is idle.
• Remote Buttons: Some remotes may feature buttons that advertise streaming services, turning the remote itself into a digital billboard, says Ars Technica.

How to Deal With Ads

• Disable Settings:
  Look for settings in your TV's menu to disable or reduce ads and content recommendations, though this may not eliminate them entirely.
• Use DNS Settings:
  Change the DNS server on your TV or router to one that filters out ads and trackers.
• Use a "Dumb" TV:
  If you want to avoid smart TV features and ads, you can purchase a non-smart TV and add a separate streaming device like a Roku or Apple TV.

Yes ...I don't get any ads at all. Disabled any of that crap popping up when I got it. No ads for apps for the smart TV either..
When I turn mine on now after that it always turns on the last Samsung TV station I had it on for some reason even if I didn't watch it lol, but i just change it.
I also use an antenna for local channels and don't have cable or DTV. They all work with WiFi or antenna.

Whatever works for you, I get it and can't argue that but watching football on a 32" TV in 2025 is......idk,..kinda crazy? Lol

Before got the newest TV which is a few years or so old I read reviews and some people just are bad at reviewing things. One guy said he hated it because everytime he turned it on it would do this and that and you can't get rid of it
Got it anyway and turns out he didnt know what he was doing and didn't know how to use the settings lol.

[OG619FrightninLightnin]

Following is the Google AI overview of my search about ads on newer model smart TVs. It says the hardware has ads built in, which is why I've avoided buying a new TV. But I like my 32-inch lower IQ TV. It has a great HD picture. It does everything I want it to and nothing I don't want it to. I have it bolted to a really nice chic stand up TV stand that is made of wood and matches my furniture. I can wheel it around to any room I want to watch it in. I don't have any aspirations for a bigger screen. This one is perfect for me and my eyes. And the sound quality is good too. I like watching football on it.


AI Overview

+7
Yes, many new smart TVs include advertisements on the home screen, content store, and sometimes as screensavers. This has become a common revenue stream for TV manufacturers as hardware profit margins decrease. While some ads can be disabled or reduced, many, like those on LG and Samsung TVs, are difficult or impossible to remove completely. Some brands, like Sony with its Android TV interface, may have fewer ads, focusing instead on suggested content.
Why Ads Are On New TVs

• New Revenue Stream:
  With decreasing profit margins on hardware, manufacturers rely on selling ad space on their TVs' operating systems to generate revenue.
• Data Collection:
  Smart TVs collect data on user viewing habits, which is used to serve targeted ads, making the advertising more effective for brands, according to Ars Technica.
• Google's Influence:
  Google, a provider of TV operating systems, also pushes ad capabilities onto Android TV devices, adding ads to platforms that were once ad-free, reports TechRadar.

Where You See Ads

• Home Menus: Ads can appear on the home screen or in content carousels.
• Content Stores: The app or content store may feature advertisements.
• Screensavers: Some TVs, such as certain LG OLED models, display ads when the TV is idle.
• Remote Buttons: Some remotes may feature buttons that advertise streaming services, turning the remote itself into a digital billboard, says Ars Technica.

How to Deal With Ads

• Disable Settings:
  Look for settings in your TV's menu to disable or reduce ads and content recommendations, though this may not eliminate them entirely.
• Use DNS Settings:
  Change the DNS server on your TV or router to one that filters out ads and trackers.
• Use a "Dumb" TV:
  If you want to avoid smart TV features and ads, you can purchase a non-smart TV and add a separate streaming device like a Roku or Apple TV.

Honestly dude, you might be over thinking it a bit.

You will not be inundated with ads. No more than watching TV via antenna, dish or cable.

NFL games are DESIGNED to have as many advertising opportunities as possible, this has nothing to do with smart or dumb tvs

[Velo]

Honestly dude, you might be over thinking it a bit.

You will not be inundated with ads. No more than watching TV via antenna, dish or cable.

NFL games are DESIGNED to have as many advertising opportunities as possible, this has nothing to do with smart or dumb tvs

I don't like ads. I use an ad blocker on Chrome, and block out all ads on YouTube. It can be a cat and mouse game with YouTube trying to defeat their efforts to force me watch ads, but in the end I win. I use an ad skipper on Amazon Prime content I stream so I don't have to pay extra for add free. It's satisfying watching the ads fly by at warp speed. It takes a few seconds to skip through 2 mins of ads on Prime. The only place I can't block or skip ads is when I'm watching football on network TV. I accept it then, but I usually get up and do something when the ads come on anyway. I don't like ads.

[powderblueboy]

Originally Posted by Bearcat Watching New Heights and Kelce said the hotel is a two hour drive from the stadium.

[powderblueboy]

[OG619FrightninLightnin]

Originally Posted by Bearcat Watching New Heights and Kelce said the hotel is a two hour drive from the stadium.

That's the visitors.

The city isn't big enough to host 2 football teams and everything that goes them.

[foreigner]

Fuck the league....

[powderblueboy]

What kind of moron would say Patrick Mahomes sucks?

is it his 3 Super Bowl MVPs? His 2 league MVPs ? His 35-5 record against the AFC West?

[OG619FrightninLightnin]

Is that real?

No way they would or should have Chefs in our end zone for a Chargers home game

[Charge!]

Wow!..... but it is our home game?....shouldnt both endzones have Chargers logos in them???

[richpjr]

Is that real?

No way they would or should have Chefs in our end zone for a Chargers home game

The new rule this year - all international games have both teams logos in the end zones.