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> It's hard to market something that costs more and has what most people would perceive to be fewer features. I'd pay for privacy and control. The other optio
by ulzeraj 5y ago
> It's hard to market something that costs more and has what most people would perceive to be fewer features.
I'd pay for privacy and control.
The other option like I've said is to recycle and mod smart tvs and rewrite their logic so that the user can do wathever he wants. Maybe marketing the modding kits. That would be more akin to those people who install custom open source bios on IBM Thinkpads.
- danpalmer 5y agoRecycling and modding would be great, but I'd also like to be able to buy a new high-end TV without smart features.
- massysett 5y ago> I'd pay for privacy and control. Then buy a monitor. They have HDMI ports so they can get whatever video feed you need. Some even have speakers.
- ulzeraj 5y agoMonitors are designed to be used closer to your eyes. Probably have more pixel density. So I believe there would be a huge price gap between a huge 50"+ monitor and a TV that is more expensive because some extra work on software had to be made.
- notyourday 5y agoMonitors lack remote controls.
- falcolas 5y agoA lot of functions you would use a remote for can be managed by the connected device. HDMI-CDC (Consumer Device Control)
- notyourday 5y agoI, my wife, her parents, as well as the majority of people buying TVs, want a remote.
- falcolas 5y agoIf you're using a dumb TV (monitor), and a device feeding it (Apple TV, Roku, Firestick, Chromecast), they typically come with a remote which will handle those needs. I will admit, OTA TV (that is, via an antenna) will be... harder.
- FroshKiller 5y agoI'd rather be protected by regulation than pay more for what I shouldn't have to pay for in the first place.
- wdn 5y agoWhen was the last time regulation protects anything? The Security Act of 1934 created the SEC and look at the past 20 or so years and see how many scandals has happened under their watch. All big players. Look at Madoff. Whisper blower after whisper blower to the SEC and what did SEC do? They looked the other way.
- FroshKiller 5y agoYou're not engaging in good faith, but I'll offer this: I have not died of botulism thanks to regulation.
- mitchdoogle 5y agoDo you seriously need someone to provide a laundry list of all the ways government protects you and your interests? Or are you just being obtuse?