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  • Choosing wisely doesn't prevent any given manufacturer from adding crap like this in the future. They might not push out adware today, but nothing seems to stop them from doing so in the future.

    That's what makes the LG controversy uncomfortable to me: the McAfee ads were pushed out years after some owners purchased their monitors.

    by nick125
  • So: Dell, BenQ, Asus (ProArt/ROG)?

    * https://www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/reviews/best-monitors/

    by throw0101d
  • I would simply disable windows update. It always seemed insane to me that the solution to preventing RCE was to open an RCE channel to basically every provider that has installed a driver or an application on your machine.

    Each auto-update is by definition remote code execution.

    by aeternum
  • I decided I would never buy an LG monitor after mine broke and I had it shipped back three times for diag and repair. Each time it broke again soon after. They finally agreed to RMA it, but that didn’t mean a new replacement, it meant a refund, and not even for the whole price I had paid. Unfortunately the price had gone up a few hundred dollars since then, so I couldn’t even buy a replacement. This basically means they sold me a junk monitor I had to deal with for a year and then tried to get me to give them an extra $300 to roll the dice that the next one would work properly. I bought a BENQ instead, and it’s been solid.
    by Graziano_M
  • Discussions:

    LG monitors silently install software through Windows Update without consent

    https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48956688

    Update: Microsoft responds to LG monitors installing McAfee ads on Windows

    https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/07/microsoft-responds-t... (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49028024)

    by ChrisArchitect
  • It's getting really hard to find a solid, reputable brand of screen manufacturers that don't pull this kind of crap. I swore off Samsung screens after their popup ads in phones and TVs. LG was my next choice but this is deterring me even further.
    by dabbz
  • Whilst it's preaching to the choir, I would attribute 50% of the blame to Microsoft. Loading any old thing and running it is not very responsible.
    by beardyw
  • Hint for Microsoft:

    - Display drivers don't need access to the network

    - Display drivers don't need to write to the window manager

    - Display drivers just need to display the data that needs displayed

    - If you sign a driver, you take responsibility for it. Else just leave people run any driver they see fit

    by harrouet

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