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Just don't hook the "smart TV" up to the internet. Then you have a dumb TV.
by Someone1234 7y ago
Just don't hook the "smart TV" up to the internet. Then you have a dumb TV.
- stjohnswarts 7y agoExactly, it can't phone home so you essentially have lobotomized the smart part.
- lucb1e 7y agoYou still get the software crap. An old TV, power on was instant, you can switch to a different input at will. My current TV has a reasonably short boot time (but still a boot time) but then switching to HDMI input it says "smart features will be available shortly" until it fully booted. The remote is also awful, you get this crappy cursor (operated like a Wii) that isn't actually any easier than using the UI with arrow buttons, you can't turn it off, and it switches from buttons to this mouse type input when you move it too much. I hate it.
- thekyle 7y agoWhat happens when smart TVs start coming equipped with their own cellular connections for phoning home. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21900246 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21900246
- Markoff 7y agothey are still way slower because of software than regular dumb TV