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Sick of smart TVs? Here are your best options

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Post by tuna74 »

asdff wrote: post #196
athrun wrote: post #172

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the big issue with this setup is that most streaming platforms won’t give you multi-channel audio via the browser on Linux systems. Some might also limit the video quality. On Windows, it used to be different, but lately I’ve observed the same—ex: Netflix seems to limit the streaming quality even with Edge.

If you really care about fidelity you’d skip the streaming and either have a collection of new and used blurays, rip blu rays from the library, or pirate bluray rips from other people. No one offers actual fidelity on the streaming platforms. They consider cost to them to serve content and assume you don’t care enough to seek alternatives.

Some movies like Avangers End Game are presented in 16X9 Dolby Vision on Disney+ vs 1X2.35 HDR10 on UHD Blu-ray. You can look up comparisons on Youtube if you want to.

So it is not always the case that the UHD disk is better in all aspects.

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Post by Eggpants »

kevin061 wrote: post #274

A while ago I had a discussion with my friends that it is possible that in the future if 5G is sufficiently cheap, smart tvs come with a 5G SIM so they can force ads and updates even if you refuse to connect it to WiFi. I wonder if this will ever be a real thing. Either 5G, 6G or whatever comes next.

Real 5G can’t penetrate walls so I doubt it. AT&T 5G is really 4G so that could be added to tv’s easily.

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Post by burnt-resistor »

JamesAdir wrote: post #298
burnt-resistor wrote: post #291

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And it will require an uncovered camera and microphone, or it won't display an image. Sony TVs already come with "optional image optimization" cameras.

Source about Sony?

You could've just Googled.

https://electronics.sony.com/tv-video/televisions/television...

A family member's TV came with it.

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Post by raw_anon_1111 »

snoman wrote: post #452
raw_anon_1111 wrote: post #61

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So exactly how do you suppose they sync your browsing history and bookmarks between devices if they don’t store the information? And your browsing history is e2e encrypted by keys on your device. Apple doesn’t have access to your browsing history. You can give Apple any age you want to. It’s not like it checks. And I have no idea about the other topics you are going off on and what they have to do with Apple..

Are trying to say it’s not possible to write terms that give them the ability to sync your history without also letting them mine and sell all the insights from it?

From a technical level, exactly how is Apple mining your browsing history and bookmarks if they are end to end encrypted and they don’t have access to it?

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Post by opan »

tormeh wrote: post #80

What I'd really like is a TV with DisplayPort. How is this not a thing? IIRC you cannot buy a display with DP that's larger than 45 inches, give or take - they just don't exist. I think this is really weird. Like, I'd pay an extra $100 for that port, but I'm just not allowed to have it.

I have a NEC P462 display with DP among other things. It's about that size you said, so maybe you're right, but my first thought is that there's gotta be bigger displays for digital signage, and why wouldn't they have DP if this one does? NEC and Samsung both make these types of displays, IIRC, not sure who else.

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Post by raw_anon_1111 »

AshamedCaptain wrote: post #498
raw_anon_1111 wrote: post #497

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> And if you use the Apple TV, what you watch through Apple TV's TV program. That’s completely not true. Are you claiming that Apple intercepts what other apps are doing when you run them?

Apple TV's TV program (a.k.a. Apple TV's TV app) (and this is just the what I can easily see with my own eyes -- who knows what else).

See how much the AppleTV app knows about what you watch on Netflix.

The apps voluntarily integrate what you are currently watching and in the middle of watching with the AppleTV app so you can get a consolidated view. Apple isn’t going in and monitoring any more than it’s monitoring your email when it is sent to you.

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Post by asdff »

Marsymars wrote: post #211
asdff wrote: post #205

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Can you pull the fuse for the stability control? For the radar brake that gives false positives? For the damn steer by wire and throttle by wire?

Clearly you’re not actually interested in a modern vehicle regardless of capabilities, so I don’t think that there’s any real point in detailing which of those things can be disabled.

What capabilities are gained from having steering in 8 bit instead of a direct linkage?

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Post by asdff »

tuna74 wrote: post #501
asdff wrote: post #196

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If you really care about fidelity you’d skip the streaming and either have a collection of new and used blurays, rip blu rays from the library, or pirate bluray rips from other people. No one offers actual fidelity on the streaming platforms. They consider cost to them to serve content and assume you don’t care enough to seek alternatives.

Some movies like Avangers End Game are presented in 16X9 Dolby Vision on Disney+ vs 1X2.35 HDR10 on UHD Blu-ray. You can look up comparisons on Youtube if you want to. So it is not always the case that the UHD disk is better in all aspects.

I'm sure someones ripped that dolby vision stream for you

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Post by qubex »

I have a 2010 Toshiba Regza TV that has never been connected to the internet and is from the time when “1080p” was the new hotness and there was a kerfuffle going on about 3D televisions. Lots of HDMI 1.2 (?) ports, and a lot of legacy connectors including a SCART for when I want to bring a tear to my eye by watching VHS tapes from my youth. Attached to a 3rd generation AppleTV that could take a round and not drop the line; a device still supported but also too ancient for the flamboyant new Liquid Glass UI. Also attached: a Raspberry Pi 4 with an external 8TB HD. Amongst other things it’s the authoritative node for my Resilio Sync mesh of media and ebooks across all my devices.

I’m a happy camper. Newer stuff would feel like a downgrade. Couldn’t care less about 4K video. Never wilfully seen sought it out, unimpressed when I see it.

I still go to the cinema regularly, alone. Something very deliberate about going to a place to pay a price to go into a specific space to do a specific thing. Pandering to second screen audiences has produced some of the most profoundly insulting media in living memory.

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