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by hapticmonkey 9mo ago
The best (in terms of image quality) consumer displays on the market right now are OLED TVs from LG and Samsung. But they’re also “Smart” TVs. I keep mine disconnected and use an external media box (AppleTV 4K).
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by hapticmonkey 10mo ago
Google Streamer has hardware AV1 support, although I’m unsure if it can direct play with Plex. AppleTV with Infuse can direct stream and software decode AV1 at 4K 24fps. Not sure about AV1 HDR though.
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by hapticmonkey 10mo ago
I uninstalled it after about half an hour of use when it became clear the app kept pushing me to watch videos with Andrew Tate (with him on the top half of the screen and random racing games on the bottom half). It’s dystopian.
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by hapticmonkey 10mo ago
Infuse is a game-changer. I’ve been network streaming from my own media servers since the days of the original Xbox Media Center. Infuse is the best setup I’ve used. It a shame there’s nothing comparable in terms of polish on Linux or Andro
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by hapticmonkey 10mo ago
Does that work with the DRM from streaming apps, though? Can you get 4K and atmos with Netflix or Disney+ with that hardware? And an easy remote and UI?
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by hapticmonkey 10mo ago
> Then it is Apple that is harvesting your data. They quite literally have settings to disable that. There are no ads in the operating system. https://support.apple.com/en-au/guide/tv/atvb66239fa1/tvos
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by hapticmonkey 10mo ago
My LG TV has been offline for the past 2 years (since I got it). I'm so much happier using the Apple TV. I know people want "dumb" displays, but the reality is that these OLED panels offer industry-leading image quality and b
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by hapticmonkey 10mo ago
Apps placed in the top row of the app grid get to display content at the top area, when that app is selected. Most apps use it for things like continue watching or show recommendations. That’s very different from turning on your TV and seei
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by hapticmonkey 10mo ago
There are no ads in the AppleTV operating system itself. The only Apple “ads” I ever see are inside the Apple TV+ app (yeah, their naming is confusing…) and it’s only for TV shows they’re promoting in their streaming service.
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by hapticmonkey 10mo ago
This is like the Rick and Morty “you pass the butter” joke. All the talented engineers pouring into AI realising they’ve just been used as tools of the ad-tech market to serve more ads to people. That’s their real purpose. Please get out an
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by hapticmonkey 10mo ago
I've seen some on private sites. My guess is they are not popular enough yet. Or pirates are using specific hardware to bypass Widevine encryption (like an Nvidia Shield and burning keys periodically) that doesn't easily get the A
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by hapticmonkey 10mo ago
Remember when the Youtube app overrode the AppleTV screensavers, to show their own screensavers if Youtube was paused. Any other app, you leave a video paused, the OS screensaver will come on. Those beautiful, aerial screensavers that are b
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by hapticmonkey 11mo ago
I started out using XMBC on the original XBOX. Eventually evolved it to Kodi and various HTPC setups when HD video became popular. These days I’ve settled on AppleTV 4K with Infuse. It’s just so much more polished and reliable than anything
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by hapticmonkey 1y ago
It's quite obvious that these devices are a prototype for some eventual immersive AR glasses. Sure, they are currently bulky and heavy and have poor battery life and block your face. But these companies hope to eventually iterate all o
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by hapticmonkey 1y ago
> What does Apple bundles with their Vision Pro for $3500? That the device you strap to your face isn't tracking your personal data.
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by hapticmonkey 1y ago
Depends on the TV brand. I use an LG OLED TV and it’s 100% fine being used as a “dumb” TV. I keep it disconnected and use an AppleTV. I never see the TV’s operating system unless I want to adjust picture settings.
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by hapticmonkey 1y ago
Apple gets a lot of criticism but one thing I do like is that their devices at least respect me. The AppleTV streaming box has no ads in the OS and OS-level data sharing is opt-out. It’s nothing inherently bad with “smart” devices. Just the
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by hapticmonkey 1y ago
New LG OLED TV’s are fine. You can keep them disconnected and just use external HDMI inputs without any nagging or issue.
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by hapticmonkey 1y ago
My AppleTV 4K’s “reduce loud sounds” and “enhance dialogue” features have made watching TV at night bearable again.
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by hapticmonkey 1y ago
These sorts of things are fun projects, and I appreciate the effort that goes into them. But running my own media server with 4K mkv files I can browse and play on an OLED TV is light years ahead of what I had in the 90s, and I love it.
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by hapticmonkey 1y ago
If the future is AI, then a future where every compute has to pass through one of a handful of multinational corporations with GPU farms...is something to be wary of. Local LLMs is a great idea for smaller tasks.
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by hapticmonkey 1y ago
Before AI, people complained that Google was taking world class engineering talent and using it for little more than selling people ads. But look at that example. With this new frontier of AI, that world class engineering talent can finally
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by hapticmonkey 1y ago
My LG OLED has never been connected to the internet. It never complains about it or asks me to connect. There’s a setting to automatically load the last used HDMI input when it turns in. I haven’t seen the TV’s Home Screen or OS in years. P
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by hapticmonkey 1y ago
Even if an article is not about AI, the comments section will somehow find a way to make it about AI. It’s exhausting.
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by hapticmonkey 1y ago
It's pretty clear to me that Youtube shoving endless low quality content towards kids is their intended business model. It's what drives the most engagement. It's why they don't let you permanently disable YouTube Shorts
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by hapticmonkey 1y ago
If anyone reading this ever gets the chance, go to Tekapo in New Zealand and enjoy the sky. The area is park of a Dark Sky Reserve. I enjoyed a midnight stargazing tour complete with telescopes and hot springs. https://en.wikiped
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by hapticmonkey 1y ago
What a great future we are building. If AI is supposed to run everything, everywhere....then there will be 2, maybe 3, AI companies. And nobody outside those companies knows how they work.
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by hapticmonkey 1y ago
This has been my experience as well. Something about the human brain just makes it very bad at observing a mocked-up screen layout and understanding how well it works in practice. Apply that to an entire application with multiple functions
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by hapticmonkey 1y ago
This is partly why I take issue with the “iMessage green bubbles are anti-competitive” attitude. Google and Microsoft mishandled chat so badly they basically handed Apple and WhatsApp the crown in the consumer space.
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by hapticmonkey 1y ago
I have my TV on which doesn’t bother me but I understand why it’s not ideal for all setups. If I select a song on my iPhone and airplay it to my AppleTV, it does a handover. If you want to stay within the Apple ecosystem without the TV part

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