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Funny, on my gaming windows computer I turn off my OLED monitor BEFORE I turn off the computer to let it do its special processing reliably. I’ve had the opposite issue to yours, several windows will remain on the turned off monitor! I have that one on HDMI and the second monitor on a DP connection.
HDMI monitors don't report being disconnected when turned off.
On this topic, what’s the best hardware and software to connect to a TV (assuming via HDMI) that allows for running apps for all the usual streaming platform suspects? It doesn’t even have to provide a combined search list. Just something to act as the base OS and launcher for each platform. I know what I want to watch and presumably which one provides it. I just want something to attach to my dumb TV that can play t…
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It's transient: a vendor goes too far, countermeasures follow, then economic consequences.
That only works with real competition. How’s the ink jet printer industry doing these days? Yeah. If everyone does it the only fix is a law. And clearly we don’t pass those anymore.
HDMI includes multiple protocols: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31828193
HDMI blocked recent AMD contribution: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39543291
Ink jet printing is protected by patents. They will expire eventually.
On this topic, what’s the best hardware and software to connect to a TV (assuming via HDMI) that allows for running apps for all the usual streaming platform suspects? It doesn’t even have to provide a combined search list. Just something to act as the base OS and launcher for each platform. I know what I want to watch and presumably which one provides it. I just want something to attach to my dumb TV that can play t…
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/04/what-i-learned-when-...
On this topic, what’s the best hardware and software to connect to a TV (assuming via HDMI) that allows for running apps for all the usual streaming platform suspects? It doesn’t even have to provide a combined search list. Just something to act as the base OS and launcher for each platform. I know what I want to watch and presumably which one provides it. I just want something to attach to my dumb TV that can play t…
LG, Samsung, and Skyworth TVs have also injected popup ads over games/DVDs/Blurays/whatever. LG's OLED monitors have even been pushing ads on PC users.
you will live to see enshittification beyond your comprehension
It's transient: a vendor goes too far, countermeasures follow, then economic consequences.
A critical mass of consumers is now so passive and docile that they don't change behavior as they're boiled alive.
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It's really not that simple. Google, Tizen, and WebOS are the major TV players, with Roku also somewhere in the mix. All three of these companies do some level of surveillance, and yet they, or another proprietary device, are often required to watch streaming services. You can argue that streaming services are unnecessary, but that means both spending a lot of time and money on physical media, or simply missing out,…
The answer is to buy a computer monitor and just watch on your PC.
On this topic, what’s the best hardware and software to connect to a TV (assuming via HDMI) that allows for running apps for all the usual streaming platform suspects? It doesn’t even have to provide a combined search list. Just something to act as the base OS and launcher for each platform. I know what I want to watch and presumably which one provides it. I just want something to attach to my dumb TV that can play t…
You don't need to own other Apple devices to use an Apple TV. If you do, though, there's some convenient integrations, like being able to use an iPhone as a remote, play audio through your AirPods, or stream audio/video from your phone or computer to the TV.
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It's transient: a vendor goes too far, countermeasures follow, then economic consequences.
It doesn't work that way anymore and people need to understand the old rules are gone. We've passed an inflection point where a few companies have dipped their toes into extreme enshittification or excessive price increases and survived, so we're seeing the start of a free for all. Think of Reddit and Twitter doing user hostile shit starting last year, and fast food raising prices beyond the point where it's a discou…
Sad and self-correcting by self-eliminating consumers. But that will take time and smaller markets are a net negative for the survivors.