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> The best available option today is LG and it’s still laden with ads and takes a few seconds to boot up. Sharp offers (most of) their range as dumb TVs[1]. Th
by culturestate 6y ago
> The best available option today is LG and it’s still laden with ads and takes a few seconds to boot up.
Sharp offers (most of) their range as dumb TVs[1]. They still take a few seconds to turn on, but not notably longer than a typical computer monitor.
1. https://sg.sharp/products/tv?filters%5B33%3A36%5D=33%3A36 https://sg.sharp/products/tv?filters%5B33%3A36%5D=33%3A36
- kccqzy 6y agoIn the U.S., Sharp TVs aren't actually made by Sharp. They are made by Hisense and then rebranded Sharp. The link you posted is the Singapore site. https://www.wsj.com/articles/sharp-to-americans-you-dont-want-to-buy-a-sharp-brand-tv-1497241004 https://www.wsj.com/articles/sharp-to-americans-you-dont-wan...
- nitrogen 6y ago> In 2015, Sharp signed a deal with Hisense giving the Chinese company the right to use the Sharp name on TVs sold in the U.S. through 2020. Hopefully that means there are better options this year?
- culturestate 6y agoI had no idea that was a thing, though it's not altogether surprising given where Sharp was back then. At any rate, according to Google it seems to be over[1] and Sharp took back control in 2019. 1. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-sharp-hisense-idUSKCN1SE1HC https://www.reuters.com/article/us-sharp-hisense-idUSKCN1SE1...