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How much longer do you think it will be possible to buy a TV that works without Internet access? I assume at some point soon they will demand connectivity to ev
by NelsonMinar 9y ago
How much longer do you think it will be possible to buy a TV that works without Internet access? I assume at some point soon they will demand connectivity to even display images coming in on the HDMI port. Internet services is the future profit center for screen manufacturers; also it's easier to build a system if you assume it has Internet connectivity always. (For, say, HDCP updates.)
I also don't allow my screens to have Internet access; did that the second time Samsung demanded I approve a firmware update before I was allowed to watch my TV show. Fuck that.
- BoorishBears 9y agoWhat reasoning behind your assumption? It hasn’t happened yet, and there are still tons of people using TVs in places without Internet. I say, tackle the problem when it gets here, for now I’ve never had a smart TV hooked up to the internet and it’s not even because I hate Smart features, I just don’t see a point, my 30$ Chromecast covers every use case I could have.
- fencepost 9y agoIf I purchased a TV and only found out after the fact that it required internet access I'd be returning it to the store as defective. If I can't use it for movies with a DVD player in my fishing cabin, it's clearly not a TV.