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In 2024, there are large LCDs with DisplayPort, HDMI, and speakers that can serve as the display in a home theatre. But for those who need a 65" wall of advert
by heresie-dabord 3y ago
In 2024, there are large LCDs with DisplayPort, HDMI, and speakers that can serve as the display in a home theatre.
But for those who need a 65" wall of advertising, the Invisible Hand will provide.
- dgfitz 3y agoWhy are large tv sizes so derided?
- koolba 3y agoIt’s probably the same set of people that want us all to live in 400 sqft apartments and cannot fathom sitting more than four feet away from the screen.
- zen928 3y agoSour grapes from either their overbearing neck pain from staring at a 50 degree upward tilt to accommodate for their ugly fireplace mounting point, or from the seething hatred of being unable to fit it in their gaudy 400lb "entertainment center" wood furniture pieces that force them to compensate I laugh every time I see a livingroom with all furniture focused toward a fireplace. It truly reminds me how holdovers from out-of-touch lifestyles two+ generations ago still dominate some norms of interior decoration. Larger screens are objectively better in every way if you have the space.
- heresie-dabord 3y agoThe TV industry is notorious for the telemetry generated by "smart" TVs. Commercial "dumb" TV screens are available but are harder to find, and as I said, it's only recently that large computer LCDs (not TVs) have become available. But these are still not as large as recent gigantic smart TVs. So when most people want a bigger screen, they see little choice but to accept telemetry. The more privacy-aware people take measures against it.
- indrora 3y agoAnd the worst part is that the "dumb" TVs are expensive. This is mostly because Roku/etc are subsidizing the cost of the device so far down the line that it becomes impossible to argue for the better ones, especially from companies like NEC/Sharp who make Damn Good displays for business.