I'd not buy a LG monitor
摘要
作者因 Gamers Nexus 视频爆料 LG 显示器配套软件存在间谍行为而愤怒。该软件在 Windows 上被默认自动下载，未经同意显示广告，其服务条款明确允许 “窃听” 和 “偷听”，并要求用户为房间内他人获取同意。作者是 Linux 用户，不受影响，但认为这种行为不可接受。他拥有 LG UltraGear 45GX950A - B 显示器，硬件质量很好，但软件行为让他决定不再购买 LG 产品。他还提到 LG 官网用转盘广告促销，进一步印证了公司的不良行为。
荐读理由
正文明确披露 LG 显示器软件在 Windows 上默认安装并展示广告、ToS 允许窃听，这属于硬件生态中的真实隐私风险信号，可帮助你在采购显示器或评估硬件厂商行为时避开同类坑；但证据来自第三方视频转述，且作者未亲测，只能作为间接参考。
原文
There is a video by Gamers Nexusmaking the rounds that makes me really angry. It reports about LG’s latest practise to add blatant spyware to a monitor. Or to be precise to the software application associated with that monitor. The icing is that Windows apparently automatically downloads this software by default and this thing starts – without consent – to display ads. It’s ToS also explicitly allows “wiretapping” and “eavesdropping” and it’s the user’s responsibility to obtain consent from anyone in the room.
It seems to also affect the “somewhat” expensive UltraGear model line but apparently also older models.
It also does only affect Windows PC users.
As a Linux PC user I’m still hopping mad at this behaviour and after you watch that video you’ll probably be very angry too. That’s right. I’m not affected by this at all because we do not even get a fancy app on top. Guess I dodged another bullet in 2026 by simply not having Windows.
I do own the 45gx950a-b UltraGear for my flight and space sim desires. It is an awesome display. The best I ever had. Having this thing sitting on my table for half a year now and so far no burn in effect or any issues even with heavy use as work machine for coding. It’s built in audio sucks but who cares, using headphones most of the time anyway.
Still, that thing costs some money. Like a lot. And even if it wouldn’t: In what timeline is this acceptable behaviour by a fucking monitor to tell it’s manufacturer what [naughty] video you’re currently watching?
To add insult to injury I opened their official website today to check again on it’s specs. I was curious if the website would mention this new “feature”. I was greeted with an ad. An ad asking me to gamble with a wheel of fortune to roll me a nice discount. What kind of bullshit is that? It’s also “on sale”. As in “clearance sale”.
And this, people, is the reason I was looking for a dumb TV in 2002.
I’d not buy a LG monitor again. And you shouldn’t too.
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