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Does anyone have firsthand experience with Sceptre dumb TVs? (self.hardware)
submitted 1 week ago by jws_shadotak to c/[email protected]
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I'm in the market for a TV and I already use a HTPC as the main device. I am curious about the Sceptre TVs.

How is the image quality? Any input lag?

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Is there any reason to never connect a TV to the internet? I got a new TV and didn't bother connecting it for any updates, but eventually I was having some remote issues that resolved after updating the TV.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

The terms of service for a Samsung TV says they will take screenshots of your TV and send it to themselves. That's just one example.

What if you use it as a monitor? It's a terrible invasion of privacy. It should be illegal.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Some people don't like all of the bloatware and everything else that comes with a "smart" tv, especially people who want to use it as a large HDMI out

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Right, I just use it as a display for my streaming device. I'm just wondering if there's any harm in connecting to the internet, updating firmware, then disconnecting.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago

Not that I know.

But I could provide a definitely wrong answer do someone could step in and answer correctly.

So..

"If you connect to the Internet Arch GNUnix long socks suck."