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You have an 80” monitor solution?
80” is a marketing solution in search of a problem. Read a book.
Books are a marketing solution in search of a problem. Watch a movie.
…convincing, isn’t it?
Ask Wirecutter: Can you recommend a not-smart TV for me?
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#982What about not-smart cars? Anyone have recommendations there? I don't want "infotainment" and touch screens man...
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how often are you rebooting TVs for your information displays that this matters? and there are smart tvs with dumb remotes.
So, you say you don’t know why people are upset with these devices, but people are telling you why and you’re just not accepting it. You literally told the other guy that he’s optimizing for the wrong thing, as if his priorities are somehow yours to determine. It’s totally fine that you have different priorities and values than us, but that doesn’t invalidate ours.
I don't understand because the implication is that you'd use an external device, which would then have the same issues as the TV, no?
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I don't want something actively hostile in my house. I don't want to set up countermeasures to protect myself from something that I own.
That’s my point. You don’t have to setup any countermeasures if you don’t connect them to the internet. It’s a very simple solution. You’re over complicating it
That is a countermeasure. Mine is not to bring that device into my house, not making sure it doesn't find an open Wi-Fi network.
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PRIMITV
Hi lagrange77, I like this name too. Thank you for the suggestion. It's a bummer that primi.tv is already taken, but I'm fairly optimistic that I can find another easy-to-remember domain. Also, I'll do some digging beforehand to make sure that I'm not overstepping any existing trademarks or copyrights. If everything works out, I'd like to give you one of these displays if and when I get the prototype unit off the gro…
There's a precedent with antismartphone, so maybe you can reuse it for tv.
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#987Get a Pi sbc of some sort, install an OS you trust, run Kodi on it, and only ever use the TV to display that.
Streaming services, YouTube etc, are available as Kodi addons. Though it's a bit of a hassle to do l the first log in to your YT account, these days.
Never use the "smart" features of a TV, which are basically data harvesting to subsidise the cost. Never ever tell your TV the wifi password.
Works for me!
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#988Wow, super frustrating that this article, instead of actually listing options for non-smart TVs, just brushes them off with saying that they'll be "missing features" you would want, then lists features plenty of people don't need.
Thanks for essentially nothing instead of actually answering the question, Wirecutter.
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You are assuming that: 1. It will be honored 2. It will not be changed to default during update
you can easily tell if anything has changed every time you turn the TV on, plus, I haven't hooked them up to the internet
Sorry for the late response.
Do you check every setting on your phone/tv/pc after you boot it up? It seems very impractical to me.
As a user, I assume that unless I explicitly changed something, my setup remains the same. I used to be able to trust that manufacturers won't try anything too stupid, but at that time the cost in performance, gear and PR was sufficient and incentive to sell information on you was not as prevalent.
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That’s my point. You don’t have to setup any countermeasures if you don’t connect them to the internet. It’s a very simple solution. You’re over complicating it
That is a countermeasure. Mine is not to bring that device into my house, not making sure it doesn't find an open Wi-Fi network.
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