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THANK YOU. I don't think I've commented here for years, but had to dig out the login credentials for this one. I recently spent 20 minutes looking at TVs on A
by dmonay 6y ago
THANK YOU.
I don't think I've commented here for years, but had to dig out the login credentials for this one.
I recently spent 20 minutes looking at TVs on Amazon because the NBA finals were happening and I figured it might make sense to finally get a TV. Every damn TV I saw either had Alexa built right the eff in or it was Alexa-or-some-such enabled.
It's frustrating. I'd like to have a "smart" TV because having Youtube, Hulu, Netflix or Spotify on it is fairly useful, but the divide between smart and dumb TVs is now too large, with nothing sensible in the middle.
I'd definitely pay extra for a privacy-oriented TV, but I fear that a handful of privacy nerds willing to pay 20% or even 50% premium is not enough to offset the economies of scale and make this a reasonable proposition for any PM at any existing TV manufacturer to bring up.
- neuronic 6y agoEvery single smart TV I have owned was complete and utter garbage and I am a tech person who carefully reviews what they buy. I went with a Sony for the display tech but dear God is AndroidTV hot garbage. Interfaces, UX, everything terrible. Worst of all are the $20 main processors used in these things. They feel as if they're run on a 2007 BlackBerry. The lackluster solution is to get a TV box (AppleTV, Xiami stuff...idk) but why is that even necessary.
- leadingthenet 6y agoIf you have to ask why, the answer is usually always money.
- laurent92 6y agoBuy a computer screen + the $100 AppleTV module. At least Apple is privacy-serious, and you get Netflix-Hulu-Youtube. It doesn’t give you a classic tuner though.
- pvorb 6y agoBuy a dumb TV and plug a set-top box or HDMI stick in (I still prefer Chromecast the most). Whenever you don't need it, remove its power plug.