Ask HN: Is there a TV on the market without “Smart TV” features?

Post by IgorPartola » Sun, Jun 12, 2022, 2:04 AM UTC

Brian_K_White wrote: post #251

bananamerica wrote: post #151

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Manual is fun to operate hen the roads are clear, well designed and maintained. If you're in heavy traffic in crazy third world roads like I usually am, not so much.

Excuse me, but I think I and I alone am the principle and indeed sole authority on what I enjoy. I drive my manuals daily in all kinds of traffic and weather. I live in NJ where neither the weather nor the traffic nor the roads are ideal. On the worst day, on the worst road, in the worst traffic, I still prefer to operate my vehicle rather than be carried by it. It's primarily a feeling of being involved and engaged…

Post by cyanydeez » Sun, Jun 12, 2022, 2:08 AM UTC

rat9988 wrote: post #143

hereme888 wrote: post #109

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I think many people would be satisfied with not having the latest and greatest in exchange for a respectful device.

Many others would be frustrated if they have to compromise.

Post by xattt » Sun, Jun 12, 2022, 2:09 AM UTC

mcculley wrote: post #212

MR4D wrote: post #205

You want to buy a “monitor”, not a TV. For instance there is this from LG [0] or this from Dell [1]. Just do a search for “large 4K monitor” and you’ll find more. [0] - https://www.bestbuy.com/site/lg-43-ultrafine-4k-uhd-monitor-... [1] - https://www.dell.com/en-us/work/shop/dell-55-4k-conference-r...

Is there a proper term or category for a monitor meant for high end installations that has no branding on it (e.g., as one would put into a display at a museum)? I refuse to buy something with a logo on the front of it.

Post by IgorPartola » Sun, Jun 12, 2022, 2:11 AM UTC

julianwachholz wrote: post #94

IgorPartola wrote: post #60

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Like it or not, it is true. As reliability and performance of automatics gets better and the gas mileage is now also on par and the cost to produce an automatic is reduced by economies of scale, manual transmissions are going by way of horse and buggies. It’s not everywhere but it will be. Also consider that EVs have different requirements for their transmissions than ICE vehicles and there are no EVs with manual tra…

For your interest: Brammo made the Empulse R, a fully electric motorcycle with a six-speed manual transmission. https://www.wired.com/2012/08/brammo-empulse-r/

Post by GWBullshit » Sun, Jun 12, 2022, 2:16 AM UTC

paulcole wrote: post #269

GWBullshit wrote: post #245

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I believe so – there's this little-known, oldie-but-goodie brand called, "Torrents+External Drive®" in the West, and China has their own approach to "I can't even anymore" called "TikTok" ... perfect for just sitting down for a while and just watching shit instead of rolling out a project management spreadsheet to figure out what to watch and how to set things up so you can actually watch it.

These AI text generators still have a ways to go before they can fool me!