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> I just buy plain old dumb TVs, no need to worry about anything. This is a bit short sighted. In the near future, we will only have 'smart' TVs to chose from.
by blux 11y ago
> I just buy plain old dumb TVs, no need to worry about anything.
This is a bit short sighted. In the near future, we will only have 'smart' TVs to chose from.
- scrollaway 11y agoThere's also the choice not to buy a TV. A large high quality monitor hooked up with a chromecast is far better, imo.
- izacus 11y agoAnd where do you get those in sizes of 50"+ with proper remotes, color reproduction (HDMI color range!) and other functionality expected from a TV?
- pjmlp 11y agoA trip down to any consumer store here in Germany?
- mst 11y agoGiven most of us aren't in Germany, what's obvious to you presumably isn't obvious to the people downvoting you. If that's the case, providing links might help.
- pjmlp 11y agoWhy should I provide the links anyway? The haters will downvote, regardless of what I write. The others will think that instead of Germany I could have written any European country name, because you just need to get into a regular store to find such dumb TVs.
- freehunter 11y agoThey have 50 inch computer monitors for $450 with built in TV tuners and speakers at any store in Germany? Oh wait, if it has a built in TV tuner and speakers, it's just called a television. And we have those at Wal Mart in the US.
- pjmlp 11y agoThat was my point. A modern dumb flat TV is no different than a monitor.
- freehunter 11y agoBut the original point was that dumb TVs are getting more and more rare.
- listic 11y agoOne can choose from the older models, then, or use a monitor. I don't want the crappy smarts in my devices.
- izacus 11y agoAgain, where do we find one of those? Pretty much all stores carry only smart TVs in decent sizes.
- pjmlp 11y agoCome to Europe, lots of models to choose from.
- dragonwriter 11y agoTVs are monitors with a variety of extra features -- at a minimum, a tuner, but lots of others are normal now. But you can get commercial displays which are just TV-likr monitors without the extra features. It doesn't take much online searching to find them; consumer retail outlets, however, don't carry them because they aren't what the industry thinks most consumers want.
- whitegrape 11y agoOnline. Why would you buy a TV from a physical store unless it's really the cheapest place to get it?
- mhurron 11y agoIf you don't allow it access to your network, it's a dumb TV again.
- izacus 11y agoUnless it shows "you need to connect me to internet to finish the setup wizard" like bunch of other smart devices do.
- kmfrk 11y agoYou could turn it on initially and turn it off subsequently I guess. I guess you could also set up some smart devices with some log-in credentials on a guest network you activate once a month to allow everything to update without it being too invasive or something.
- CaptSpify 11y agoHonestly, I'd just return it and get a computer monitor. I'm not putting that much work into my TV
- joshstrange 11y agoOr you can just buy a smart tv and not use any of it's features. I will never use built in functionality and always opt for my RasPlex (RPi 2), AppleTV, or Chromecast.
- majewsky 11y agoIt does not necessarily help. I accidentally bought a Smart TV about one year ago, an LG model with WebOS. I never dared connect it to the internet, but it was horrible nonetheless because the software was so abysmally slow. For example, to change a channel: 1. Grab the remote, press "5", press "OK". 2. Put down the remote. 3. Wait five seconds. 4. Overlay with "5" appears. 5. Wait five seconds. 6. Channel switches. I sold this shit a few months ago, and am now using my five-year-old dumb TV again.
- kmfrk 11y agoUgh, channel switching is such a goddamn pain, even on modern TVs. It blows my mind that this is still a bloody thing with fancypants TVs.
- xanderstrike 11y agoMy audio receiver (Onkyo) changes channels instantly. The only thing my "smart" tv is connected to is the receiver and the wall. I have a computer a thousand times smarter than any tv.
- guelo 11y agoThat seems doubtful. If nothing else price competition should keep barebone TVs available. But also consumer demand for non-smart TVs will exist.
- lbenes 11y ago> we will only have 'smart' TVs to chose from. Maybe but right now, I just paid almost a $200 premium for 'smart' Samsung TV. Everyone in my family, hates the UI and complained about missing channels compared to our Roku and Chromecast. $35 later and everyone is happy again.