On: Vizio TVs are now showing banner ads over live TV

[crackercrews]

So does this show ads if you hook up a device over HDMI? Or is it only if you use it as a 'smart' TV?

[wmf → crackercrews]

Yes, it's scanning the HDMI input, recognizing what show you're watching, selling that data, and in this case overlaying stuff.

[crackercrews → wmf]

Does it help if you don't hook it up to wifi? Or does it leverage HDMI to get to internet connectivity?

[wmf → crackercrews]

It does need Internet access for ACR to work.