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A streaming box can be factory reset or thrown in the trash. If your 65 inch TV doesn't let you roll back an update you have to buy a new TV. Streaming boxes ar
by Larrikin 2y ago
A streaming box can be factory reset or thrown in the trash. If your 65 inch TV doesn't let you roll back an update you have to buy a new TV. Streaming boxes are usually faster and more feature filled than the in built TV stuff as well.
- Dylan16807 2y agoAnd now we're getting into much more technical details and why I said "inherently". A proper built-in box will let you bypass it.
- karmakaze 2y agoThat's exactly the problem. There's no guarantee that the built-in will be and remain "proper" with updates. It's like saying we can trust our government with encryption backdoors as long as they behave properly.
- ethbr1 2y agoMy perspective: the incentive for manufacturers is to generate as much revenue as possible. In hardware manufacturing, margins are extremely tight. Consequently, any additional revenue from selling customer data is incredibly attractive. Especially if you can do so better/faster than your competitors, thereby competing at the same retail price points with better net margins. As a result... they have every incentive to fuck their customers over from a privacy perspective. And what they're doing is invisible. And this is an entity people are comfortable trusting with unfettered access to their devices/network?
- Dylan16807 2y agoSorry, I was unclear. By 'bypass', I mean something that does not require the cooperation of the box. I should have said the proper way of adding it will let you bypass the box, not phrase things as if the box is the gatekeeper.
- cassianoleal 2y agoWithout connecting my TV to the Internet for firmware upgrades, I would be missing out on several fixes and improvements especially with handling of higher frame rates, VRR and IIRC at least one in the HDMI ARC subsystem that was causing audio drops.
- Larrikin 2y agoWhich TV manufacturer is shipping out buggy TVs that require updates?
- cassianoleal 2y agoI imagine all of them. This is all controlled in soft/firmware and as such is bound to have bugs. There's also updates that make better use of the hardware.
- ethbr1 2y agoThen use USB offline update? Samsung: https://www.samsung.com/us/support/answer/ANS00062224/ https://www.samsung.com/us/support/answer/ANS00062224/ Vizio: https://support.vizio.com/s/article/Firmware-Information-215?language=en_US https://support.vizio.com/s/article/Firmware-Information-215... TCL: https://support.tcl.com/rokutv-common-questions/01-how-to-manually-update-the-software-on-your-tcl-roku-tv https://support.tcl.com/rokutv-common-questions/01-how-to-ma...
- Larrikin 2y agoName the specific one you're talking about. Either there is a manufacturer we should all avoid, or atleast a model, or you made it up.
- cassianoleal 2y agoLol ok so I'm making it up, then. I don't owe you anything, dude. You can believe whatever you want, I don't give a single f.
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