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Maybe there’s a (limited) business opportunity here, for a dumb TV.
by f_allwein 2y ago
Maybe there’s a (limited) business opportunity here, for a dumb TV.
- parl_match 2y agoExcept.... that's just any tv on the market. Don't connect it to the internet, only use external inputs. Or buy a signage/professional model
- poikroequ 2y agoThat's increasingly no longer true. For many new smart TVs, you literally can't use them until you connect them to the internet.
- mikestew 2y agoThen back into the box it would immediately go, and back from whence it came for a refund. What do they expect me to do with such a TV at my remote country cabin? Our new LG OLED purchased just weeks ago, BTW, works just fine without a network connection. Thanks to HDMI CEC, I’ve seen the TV’s home screen maybe twice.
- m463 2y agoSort of annoying that really good LG sets have really not good sound. The remedy is to get an LG soundbar, which sounds great. ...but you can't use it without wifi. Even if you don't connect the soundbar to your wifi, the soundbar will create a visible wifi AP for the subwoofer to connect to.
- thejazzman 2y agoI've never heard of a TV doing this. Would you mind shaming the brand(s) doing it?
- parl_match 2y agoThat is a wild claim, I'd need to know a manufacturer who does this.
- nothercastle 2y agoI have a lg c2 never connected never going to.
- parl_match 2y agofwiw you should connect it to the internet if you haven't, and do a firmware update. they released some serious quality related stuff and also wear leveling improvements and then immediately disconnect it after. you might also be able to do the update with a thumbdrive, idk