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Please make your products work with URLs

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Re: Please make your products work with URLs

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Post by lozaning »

valiant55 wrote: post #36
pba wrote: post #14

Maybe this was the whole point of the author's post.. but I'm fairly certain the reason the author's use case is not easily workable is because the OEMs mentioned are deliberately discouraging the ability to play anything that is not inside some sort of DRM control. They don't want you to just be able to play any URL. Its not a technical problem, its a content management problem.

When I first bought a Chromecast I was disappointed how much of a pain it was to play content I already had on my computer. I shouldn't have to spin up a Plex server just to get acceptable streaming capabilities.

The VideoStream chrome plugin is spectacular for this. Of all the chrome plugins I've installed over the years, this is still the only one I continue to donate towards.

https://getvideostream.com/

Re: Please make your products work with URLs

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mumblemumble wrote: post #59

> Here is my plea: when you build hardware/software, please make it support the primitive, simple case. Says a webpage that is just a couple empty divs w/o JS, and, with JS, is 4 hyperlinks, a few paragraphs of text, and absolutley nothing (aside from google-analytics) that ever needed any JS in the first place, let alone 5 or 6 files' worth of it. But, I think that conflict really speaks to the funamental issue, her…

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Re: Please make your products work with URLs

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Post by munk-a »

jchw wrote: post #17

I hate smart TVs with a burning passion. They accomplish literally the bare minimum to keep people happy and sometimes not even that. Samsung’s Tizen OS is the most genuinely frustrating experience I’ve had with a consumer device outside of printing. Advertisements on my home screen that can’t be disabled, dubious privacy, bugs that require me to reboot my TV, and of course security so bad that they recommend install…

A while ago I just rejected the concept of smart TVs (and TVs wholesale) in my residence. Hook a projector up to a computer, have a wireless mouse floating around and either use on-screen key entry or a keyboard to interact with the browser when not just working off of pre-set sources and call it a day. If you wanted to go above and beyond I guess you could set up remote desktop and get into the system from your phone, but I have never felt the need.

The computer can be as cheap as the video quality you want to view... and a decent 1080p projector can easily be had for ~300 USD, bump up the computer to gaming specs and run your entertainment off of it and you've got a nice multi-use solution for the house... unless there is competition for resources.

Re: Please make your products work with URLs

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Post by SkyBelow »

JohnFen wrote: post #76
jchw wrote: post #17

I hate smart TVs with a burning passion. They accomplish literally the bare minimum to keep people happy and sometimes not even that. Samsung’s Tizen OS is the most genuinely frustrating experience I’ve had with a consumer device outside of printing. Advertisements on my home screen that can’t be disabled, dubious privacy, bugs that require me to reboot my TV, and of course security so bad that they recommend install…

> I hate smart TVs with a burning passion. Yes, me too. I have an old dumb TV, and will use that until it breaks. When that happens, I won't be buying another TV at all, since as near as I can tell, the "smart" kind will be the only kind on the market.

A few years back I bought a cheap one at a black friday sell and it is plain ol' dumb model. I feed in an HDMI from a laptop and all I use the remote for is on/off and volume.

Re: Please make your products work with URLs

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Post by spaceribs »

brianzelip wrote: post #79
spaceribs wrote: post #54

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Here's my little suggestion for all those looking for an alternative to "Smart" TVs: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=42+inch+computer+monitor

Can the monitor be removed from the stand, and hung on a wall?

I guess it depends on the monitor, but wall mounts are a pretty established standard.

Re: Please make your products work with URLs

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Post by JohnFen »

winrid wrote: post #27
AndrewStephens wrote: post #3

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Well this is one way to write a web page.

I mean, it loads fast for me. I've definitely seen much much worse. If all sites were this fast I'd be happy.

I suppose -- since I can't see anything on that page at all, I have to admit that it loads blazingly fast. But it couldn't be much worse.

Re: Please make your products work with URLs

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Post by npo9 »

Enginerrrd wrote: post #42
bagacrap wrote: post #28

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Can't you just remove the smart TV's internet access (no wifi pw, no Ethernet) and treat it as dumb? Then attach a Chromecast or whatever "smart" dongle you think has the best UI.

Depends, but generally yes, for now. In the near future though you're likely to see smart TV's and similar devices with dedicated SIM cards and cellular modems that can't be disabled.

What do you mean by similar devices?

Re: Please make your products work with URLs

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Post by tesseract »

brianzelip wrote: post #79
spaceribs wrote: post #54

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Here's my little suggestion for all those looking for an alternative to "Smart" TVs: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=42+inch+computer+monitor

Can the monitor be removed from the stand, and hung on a wall?

Most monitors, except for the most bare-bones models, will have a standardized mounting hole pattern on the back called a "VESA mount" for which you can obtain a wall mounting bracket. It's the same way you attach a monitor to a desk-mounted arm.
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