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Yes, with LG, you can apparently still avoid connecting it with recent models, which gives you have effectively a dumb monitor with (for OLED) a glorious pictur
by KerrAvon 3y ago
Yes, with LG, you can apparently still avoid connecting it with recent models, which gives you have effectively a dumb monitor with (for OLED) a glorious picture. Can’t vouch for other makes.
- vladvasiliu 3y agoTCL is the same. It will only show a popup when turned on to tell you you're not connected to the internet, but it goes away after a few seconds and then it's smooth sailing. It remembers and selects the previous input when turned on, and it also seems to do input auto-switching when I turn on my set-top box. After I've configured the image parameters and whatnot, I never touched its remote anymore.
- boobsbr 3y agoI hate the UI on my LG TV. I want to play a video game, or connect my laptop to it. The input is already set to the correct HDMI port from previous usage, and it has a video signal on it. When turned on, the TV still displays an app selection bar a the bottom that never goes away. Also, I can't tweak the colors, only choose from a few presets. And color calibration is terrible, vivid yellows become some weird color.
- genuine_smiles 3y agoWhich model? My LG C2 had none of these issues. It also hasn’t been connected to Wi-Fi in a year, so maybe it’s an issue with the latest software.
- boobsbr 3y ago55UJ630V from 2018. Did a coulpe of updates several years ago, but I got worried it woud install an update with ads, so I turned off automatic updates. But it kept pestering me, so I unplugged the Ethernet cable and bought a Fire Stick. Now I'm getting automatic trailers on the Fire Stick when it boots up.
- freedomben 3y agoYeah, from LG to Amazon is out of the frying pan and into the fire. Amazon is one of the most privacy invasive providers there is