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Made a mental note to buy only the dumb tv. If I want streaming options I would rather setup my own. Or for non-tech I would recommend dumb tv + apple tv or Chromecast
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A smart TV can be a dumb TV if you never connect it to the internet and just plug in whatever you want to it via HDMI. I have a 'smart' TV myself and the only buttons I use on the remote are power and input select. It's never seen the internet since I've had it. I'm sure it's only a matter of time before these TVs require 'activation' and frequent 'reactivation' before you can use them though. Alternatively they may…
TVs in China already got around this by displaying ads even when not internet connected.
So you pay money for a television that displays ads. When will they pull a Kindle and sell special "ad-free" versions of so-called Smart TVs for an extra $100?
[1] https://www.sceptre.com/TV/4K-UHD-TV/U550CV-UMRD-55-4K-UHD-T...
Anybody here have one?
One thing is how annoying most ads are. Ad networks has proven themselves time and time again to be excellent attack vectors for all kinds of nasty. I don't want that on a device I paid thousands of dollars for!
Lost a customer for life. I will never again buy a Samsung product.
Now we need open firmware for our tvs
You can't change the company, but we can definitely chose how we use their product
I wonder if there is a market for dumb TVs. They basically don't exist today. Closest thing I could get was a Dell conference room monitor, which is $1200 for a 55 inch, and $4500 for a 75 inch. A far cry from the $700 I spent on my current 75 inch TV, but I'm strongly considering it.
I got a Samsung N5000 43" LED [1], 1080p, dumb as hell, boots in less than a second. Got it for 330 CAD$ before taxes.
I try to be modest and consume less.
I prefer using a Chromecast.