realistically, is there anything stopping me from ripping it apart and using one of those screen driver modules you can buy off ebay to control it and essentially turn it into a big computer monitor?
this post was submitted on 14 Jul 2023
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There's something like a $1000 fine if you're not using it in the approved manner.
Not a fine. That comes from the government. A contract penalty. That they'd likely have to take you to court to get you to pay. Which would be a fun expense for them.
They probably still are the owners of the device and would make you pay for a new one right when they discover that you're not generating revenue anymore.
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Wonder if it’s hackable?
Probably but I have to assume they've accounted for that and in their assessment the risk of breaking the usage agreement is greater than the value and effort required to exploit the device
No, the maker has stated they have measures in place to detect any tampering, and that if you tamper with the device, fail to connect it to the Internet, or do not use it frequently they will make you return it or pay for it.
I wonder how they determine if you're viewing the ads or if you set something up just to download the ads and not display them.
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Ooof! They couldn't pay me enough to put this shit in my home.
How I could get a 55" 4K Monitor without internet, microphones cameras and with blazing fast boot time?
As already said you just need to buy something explicitly listed as a monitor.
One thing you'll find is that at 55" with decent specs you'll be paying a significantly higher price than you could find a 4k TV. That's because good monitors of that size are often super high end displays. E.g. Nvidia branded big format gaming displays.
It's called a monitor, that's basically the difference between TVs and monitors these days, since the death of terrestrial and cable TV. So just get a regular monitor like this https://www.amazon.com/Gigabyte-Monitor-3840x2160-Response-S55U-SA/dp/B0B4MJBSD9/ or this https://www.amazon.com/Philips-Computer-Monitors-559M1RYV-Replacement/dp/B096CG575L/
Wish I could get a 60” or 65” monitor. 55” is a touch too small for my needs.
c/angryupvote
So if you're watching cable TV you can watch ads while watching ads.
You can be watched while you watch ads while watching ads
So a company is giving away a super dooper ulterwide for free... I wouldn't complain, I would get one, imagine that as a secondary display.
Oh hell no
Ugh. No thanks.