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I just picked up a 55" TV, and the troubles I had explaining I did not want any "Smart" features was like explaining to morons that smoking is bad for you. The
by bsenftner 9y ago
I just picked up a 55" TV, and the troubles I had explaining I did not want any "Smart" features was like explaining to morons that smoking is bad for you. The store had no commission on the sale, but the sales people, all of them, could not understand why I'd not want TV apps and Internet.
- dijit 9y agoSame story, but one more caveat: When I'm playing a game a nice "Youtube encountered an error and needs to be close [ok] [report]" dialog pops up in the dead center of the screen. Why is youtube running? Apparently the TV is an Android base, but I have no information on how to flash it because if I could turn it into something not Sony produced I'd be a lot happier. -- Another annoyance is that it /really/ wants me to use speech to text in everything, but the TV has (thankfully) no mic.... Why!?
- spacehome 9y agoYou think it has no mic.
- Merad 9y agoIs it even possible to buy a non-smart TV today (not counting PC monitors)? I bought my TV in 2015 and even then it seemed like most of the non-smart options were overpriced older models with worse image quality, etc.
- lotsofpulp 9y agoYou have to get commercial or hospitality versions made for hotels.
- Sharlin 9y agoAren’t hotel TVs pretty much all smart these days? Honestly, it even makes sense as you can use it as a media center (Spotify etc), movie ”channels” are easier to implement etc.
- satysin 9y agoSadly the panels used in such models are almost always crap compared to high-end consumer models. Even models which are supposedly identical to some consumer model are usually not identical. The software often lacks features such as Game Mode and such.
- leesalminen 9y agoIt’s very difficult to find a high quality LED TV > 46” without the apps.