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Re: Samsung remotely disables TVs looted from South African warehouse

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Post by patrickk »

squarefoot wrote: post #659
howenterprisey wrote: post #557

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I just got this one myself (the 50-inch model, really), and am completely satisfied with the purchase.

If you have time, please could you check somewhere if there are traces of any manufacturer other than Sceptre? Although possible, I don't think they're made exclusively by or for Sceptre as the cost should be much higher due to the smaller market, so I believe there are chances they could exist somewhere else under a different brand, which hopefully would distribute in the EU. Thanks!

Anecdotally, I heard a German TV brand called Telefunken sells some non-smart TVs, e.g:

https://www.amazon.de/-/en/Telefunken-XH32G101N-ready-triple...

Re: Samsung remotely disables TVs looted from South African warehouse

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Post by dotancohen »

BizarroLand wrote: post #321
robohoe wrote: post #271

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Same. Samsung has had a bad reputation for a while. I remember having issues with their CRT monitors back in mid 2000s. I bought one of their smart TVs back in 2011 and it's had issues with the panel ever since with randomly showing purple & pink lines. Their cell phones have also been crap in my personal experience.

I've never had a good experience with a Samsung device. Their TV screens are too blue for me, their appliances fail too quickly and are not user repair friendly, their phones have too much bloat. Admittedly, this is all down to personal experience and taste but I am decidedly anti-samsung. I've had a few decent computer monitors from them but otherwise everything I've owned from them has become e-waste with far too m…

If you can find a good stylus, I won't need a Note anymore. The Note is the last Samsung device that I buy, but only because there is absolutely no competition. I don't even use all the fancy S-Pen software, I just use the stylus for the same functionality that every Android device has.

Re: Samsung remotely disables TVs looted from South African warehouse

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Post by nottorp »

denni9th wrote: post #608
nottorp wrote: post #220

So... I'm supposed to keep the receipt for the lifetime of the TV? Around here I don't even need it for the warranty in some places, they just look the item up by serial no. And what is a "valid TV license" ?

Some countries require a TV license to own a TV. Its a monthly license fee used to fund public broadcasters.

And if i'm in a country that doesn't? I'm screwed? Or you think Samsung cares?

Re: Samsung remotely disables TVs looted from South African warehouse

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Post by sundvor »

hughrr wrote: post #314
scns wrote: post #156

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Hm, don't want to side with with Gigabyte here, but drawing a conclusion from a test of a PSU enduring 120% load for an extended period of time failing would not make me dismiss all their products.

They're fucking shit. I've had to replace once twice here and it's less than 50% of the stated load. There's a Be Quiet unit in there now like the rest of the PCs in my place.

Have been happy with their Aorus GPU, a 1080TI Xtreme, however their software suite turned into a pile of shit.

I will not buy another Gigabyte / Aorus card for that reason.

Re: Samsung remotely disables TVs looted from South African warehouse

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Post by IG_Semmelweiss »

hackerfromthefu wrote: post #531
CrazyCatDog wrote: post #490

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What do the smart ones in possession of a smart TV do? Because I constantly bleed time fine tuning pi-hole to limit telemetry and retain functionality…

Don't give it network, and use it as a dumb terminal connected via hdmi to a secure pc

I remember reading some tvs will actively search (open?) networks to connect on their own.

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Post by Silhouette »

TeMPOraL wrote: post #642
kelnos wrote: post #514

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An ad-free experience would almost certainly cost more (consider Amazon's cheaper Kindle that shows ads when the screen goes to sleep). If we're talking about adding even $50 to a $1000 TV, I'd bet most consumers would rather endure the ads and keep the $50.

This is why ad-subsidizing is anticompetitive and in my honest opinion, should be banned as a business practice. Take two competitors selling exact same stuff for the same price. If one adds ads to their product, they can lower the price. If they can ad data collection, the price drops further. You just can't ethically compete on such market.

You just can't ethically compete on such market.

I'm not sure that is necessarily true but the buyer making a decision needs to understand the differences between products. IMHO one of the problems right now is that manufacturers using these user-hostile practices don't have to prominently disclose them. Many people probably buy these products completely unaware of aspects they might not like if they knew about them.

If packaging and promotions had to carry prominent warnings about user-hostile practices, that would level the playing field a bit. Better would be if the products themselves had to indicate whenever any sort of monitoring or phone-home system was operating, because that way everyone else using or near them also gets a warning that they might be spied on.

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Post by hughrr »

sundvor wrote: post #664
hughrr wrote: post #314

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They're fucking shit. I've had to replace once twice here and it's less than 50% of the stated load. There's a Be Quiet unit in there now like the rest of the PCs in my place.

Have been happy with their Aorus GPU, a 1080TI Xtreme, however their software suite turned into a pile of shit. I will not buy another Gigabyte / Aorus card for that reason.

The cheap gigabyte cards are fine. I’ve got a bottom end 1660 and it has been good. But I only use the stock nvidia drivers with it.

Just the power supplies are dog crap.

Re: Samsung remotely disables TVs looted from South African warehouse

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Post by kasabali »

darkwater wrote: post #658
alasdair_ wrote: post #589

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I have a 4k 43 inch 144hz hdr “gaming” monitor (ROG Strix) and it has a remote. It’s becoming more common now.

And they will eventually have a network connection in a few years...

Samsung seems to be ahead on that one

https://www.samsung.com/ie/monitors/flat/smart-m7-43-inch-sm...

Re: Samsung remotely disables TVs looted from South African warehouse

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Post by emikulic »

ezekiel68 wrote: post #511

Jack a bunch of smart TVs from a warehouse and nobody panics. Because -- it's all part of "the plan". But if a company reaches out across the 'net and disables their stolen contraband; everybody LOSES THEIR MINDS!

It's not about the TVs, it's about sending a message.

Re: Samsung remotely disables TVs looted from South African warehouse

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Post by jeegsy »

jmcgough wrote: post #346
PragmaticPulp wrote: post #336

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> This thread feels very...Hacker News Bubble? Smart TVs is one of those recurring HN topics where it’s clear that people made up their minds years ago, likely from a single bad experience. Now they can’t imagine that any progress has been made since then. There’s not much reason to buy a new TV these days if your old one still works (with an external TV box) You can still find terrible smart TVs out there, of course…

Some of these comments have a real "old man yells at cloud" vibe. Modern, mid-range or better Smart TVs are great. They let me enjoy streaming content or gaming without wasting time trying to configure something, torrent something, fiddle with subtitles. The newest models offer unparalleled gaming experiences via HDMI 2.1 features. There's (justifiably) privacy and other concerns on HN, but no one else is aware of th…

> The newest models offer unparalleled gaming experiences via HDMI 2.1 features.

As an aside, there is no need for us to talk like heads of the marketing department in casual conversation.

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