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I recently bought a Sony 900F. Great TV, but I’m not connecting it to the internet and the Android “smart” portion may as well not exist. There’s no reason to u
by kitsunesoba 8y ago
I recently bought a Sony 900F. Great TV, but I’m not connecting it to the internet and the Android “smart” portion may as well not exist. There’s no reason to use it when the Apple TV 4K, PS4, etc all do the smart bits better.
I too would pay a sizable premium for a high quality mid-high tier dumb TV just to never have to worry about the associated privacy implications. I’d guess most folks who have any kind of serious media center setups would also agree. Perhaps it’s time for a few boutique TV companies to enter the scene?
- photojosh 8y agoHopefully for that premium you’d also get a TV that powers-on close to instantly (or at least faster than whatever box you’re using it with), gives you a control over display settings per-HDMI input, lets you use Bluetooth headphones (the ATV can do this, it’s great). Unfortunately it would be niche indeed, as it’d be a very hard sell to push a “non-smart” TV at a premium, and I can’t see how the economies of scale could ever work. :(
- kitsunesoba 8y agoA sharp, clean, timeless HUD design and FOSS reflashable firmware would a nice plus too. I would assume the biggest cost would be that big display panel, but have no experience with manufacturing/supply chain to back that up. How does one research such a thing I wonder...