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They can keep selling their "smart" trash to the average consumer. I'll pay extra for a purposely dumb skew. All I want from a TV is a good panel, at least on
by CivBase 7y ago
They can keep selling their "smart" trash to the average consumer. I'll pay extra for a purposely dumb skew.
All I want from a TV is a good panel, at least one modern video input (latest HDMI or DisplayPort), and a nice-enough housing to hold it all together. Speakers are nice but not necessary since I'll probably just use something external. I'll even get a separate box to handle all the inputs.
No apps. No internet. No voice commands. No virtual assistant. No cameras. No ads. Just a freaking display, please. I will pay extra and I doubt I'm the only one.
- null_object 7y agoI often read statements on HN in reaction to articles like this, saying “I’d willingly pay more for a TV that doesn’t do this...”. Those TVs do exist: Loewe make really nice TVs which don’t depend on internet connectivity to work[1]. And depending on how seriously the “pay more” part is meant, the Danish company Bang & Olufsen[2] make enormously expensive TVs that won’t spy on you, or insert advertisements into your films. [1] https://www.loewe.tv/int https://www.loewe.tv/int [2] https://www.bang-olufsen.com/en/televisions https://www.bang-olufsen.com/en/televisions
- rainbowzootsuit 7y agoNEC industrial/commercial displays make good and dumb lcd displays as well. https://www.necdisplay.com/ https://www.necdisplay.com/
- joking 7y agoAlmost any comercial / digital signage display can be dumb enough, and probably don’t have the user spyware, even the Samsung ones.
- CivBase 7y agoI've never heard of them. Thanks! I'll check them out for my next TV. I still wish mainstream, highly accessable brands would provide the option, though.