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At least with the TV, you can likely just add an external device pretty easily. Though I would love a TV with a device bay that was designed to supply a third
by dv_dt 7y ago
At least with the TV, you can likely just add an external device pretty easily. Though I would love a TV with a device bay that was designed to supply a third party module power and an HDMI port - fewer wires to route would be a selling feature for me..
- MisterTea 7y agoIf you open a modern TV it's just an lcd display with a small motherboard that has an Arm SoC with an integrated AV switcher and tuner built in. It's a crime that cant be replaced with something more useful.
- jzwinck 7y agoCommercial TVs used in airports and museums often have device bays that can interact with at least power and HDMI, sometimes much more. The problem is they are quite expensive. Partly due to fewer being sold, but also engineering the modular bus, fancy connectors, etc. Some of the plug-in boards are as expensive as a whole consumer TV. Part of what we get now is simply the result of our desire to buy a massive 60 inch screen for under a grand, a 95% price reduction in less than 20 years.
- dv_dt 7y agoI don't want a complex board interface, just DC power and an HDMI port... but yes, unless some mass volume set builds that in, you can only get the low-volume version of that.