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The TV industry finally concedes that the future may not be in 8K (arstechnica.com)
submitted 9 months ago by to c/technology@lemmy.world
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[–] 94 points 9 months ago (13 children)

I want a dumb tv with the price and and specs of a smart tv. Less is more

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  • [–] 21 points 9 months ago (1 child)

    You would likely have to pay more since they aren't getting to sell your information.

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  • [–] 12 points 9 months ago

    *you would have to pay more because major companies know they can charge more. There isn’t a limited amount of profit a company wants to mae, and then they pick a price from that, they price it as high as the market will bear.

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  • [–] 29 points 9 months ago (2 children)

    What you’re looking for are commercial screens. They’re a bit more expensive for a comparable panel, as they are intended for 24/7 use- but are about as dumb as they get nowadays.

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  • [–] 20 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 child)

    A bit more expensive? I was able to get a smart tv for like 800 bucks. The same equivalent dumb tv would have been a few thousand dollars and Best Buy said they would only sell it to business accounts which was infuriating to read.

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  • [–] 9 points 9 months ago

    This isn't a peasant TV. And it doesn't even have any tracking, I am not sure a pleb can even legally own these. Sorry, but you have to be a wealthy person who watches CP to have it in your home.

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  • [–] 5 points 9 months ago (4 children)

    My LG C3 not connected to internet and using an HTPC and Nvidia shield is working great so far.

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  • [–] 6 points 9 months ago (2 children)

    I don't know why more people don't do this. Don't connect the TV to the Internet. Ever. Do updates using a flash drive if you must and connect whatever flavor streaming box you like. The TVs and their dumb os get slow and shitty anyway so why fuck around with it? Lol.

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  • [–] 1 point 9 months ago (1 child)

    Ppl spend so much time fucking around with Android slop boxes and I'm just like...how is using a full fat linux desktop PC under the TV with a wireless trackpad keyboard clunky? Set display scale to 200%, install Stremio, and now you can game and shitpost on your couch too as a bonus.

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  • [–] 1 point 9 months ago

    It's mostly because all the streaming services won't give you higher res and HDR unless you're using one of the boxes. You don't need the slop tho. Nvidia shield imo has been solid for over a decade now. I'm over fire TV and those cheap shitty no name boxes are even worse. I have no idea why people fuck with those. Even a fire TV is better than that lol.

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  • [–] 2 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

    I just recently found out about Thomson's "Easy TVs" LINK

    Actual dumb TVs, with a good range on inputs and at a cheap price, they seem to be aimed at hotels and such.

    The downside is that they only do 1080p at 40" or 43" but the appeal of getting one before they disappear from the market is strong (also I don't have any 4k media in my library so my worry is more about future proofing than any current necessity)

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