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As long as consumers have basically no choice to avoid a smart TV, they’ll keep buying them whether they want the smart part or not. (I agree you’re generally
by MBCook 3y ago
As long as consumers have basically no choice to avoid a smart TV, they’ll keep buying them whether they want the smart part or not.
(I agree you’re generally correct, but at this point we don’t even have a choice)
- crazygringo 3y agoYou're free to buy digital signage if you want, and some people do. You do have a choice. But it's just not what most people want. Most people really do want their TV to natively run streaming services.
- MBCook 3y agoSignage exists, but it takes a lot of effort and research to buy compared to a “normal” TV. Normal stores just don’t have non-smart options, I bet most people don’t even know it exists. I know several people who love not having to use extra boxes due to their smart TVs, I totally get it. I just wish it hadn’t pushed out all other options, especially on the high end where subsidies from deals are less necessary.
- alamortsubite 3y agoBest Buy sells dumb tvs (their in-house brand, "Insignia"), and their brick-and-mortar stores always have a bunch in stock. Options are limited to 32, 40, and 43" displays, though.
- MBCook 3y agoOh really? I had no idea.
- alamortsubite 3y agoYep. I've needed a bunch of dumb tvs this year (don't ask) and they're what I landed on. Best Buy overnight delivered a half-dozen ~$100 tvs to my doorstep for free (I bought them one at a time), and I also grabbed some off the shelves at two nearby stores.
- thfuran 3y agoAlso, as far as I can tell, I just can't get a commercial display equivalent of one of the recent oleds sans smart crap.
- toast0 3y agoDigital signage is getting a lot of smart features too, it's just a bit behind the consumer and hospitality markets.
- CWIZO 3y agoCan you point me in the right direction so that I as someone that didn't know this exists up until now could learn enough to know what and where to buy?