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[–] [email protected] 4 points 52 minutes ago
[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 hours ago

If this happens on my box I'll be taking them to small claims court and let you all know how it goes...

[–] [email protected] 14 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

So glad I blocked my TVs access to the Internet at the router level. Never complainrd about not setting up a network if the network doesn't work.

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

Why even connect the tv to your local network?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 hour ago

Casting, using your phone for a remote, so the popup for connecting goes away

[–] [email protected] 49 points 6 hours ago (9 children)

Can i pleace find a decent TV without smart-capabilitys? I just want HDMI thats it

[–] [email protected] 10 points 3 hours ago

Buy a commercial signage display. It's just a TV without the smart garbage.

Or, get a projector :)

[–] CancerMancer 22 points 4 hours ago (5 children)

Don't give your TV wifi access, use a separate device to watch stuff (Chromecast, FireTV, Android box, etc..)

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 hours ago (2 children)

Wish it had more apps, but Apple TV is pretty solid. With the Steam link app, it’s also good for couch gaming on your pc.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 hour ago

I just dock my steam deck

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 hours ago (5 children)

We use Moonlight instead of Steam Link. It requires a little more setting up at the PC end, but overall seems to be a more smooth result.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 hours ago

I’ll take a look, but I haven’t noticed any performance issues with Steam link.

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 4 hours ago

Technically you can get commercial TVs but many companies stopped selling them. They are literally the new screen tech with no "Smart" capabilities. They are also much cheaper than their smart counterparts.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 5 hours ago (2 children)

I've had luck with just not giving a smart TV my wifi password.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 hour ago

I'm looking to upgrade the living room TV soon, and this is what I plan to do.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 hours ago

That’s what I do

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 hours ago* (last edited 21 minutes ago)

A Sharp Aquos TV from the late 2000s, pre-Hisense days. We have a 42" model from ~2007. It's only 1080p (which is honestly just fine for its size and our usage), but there's plenty of I/O for modern and legacy equipment, and lots of configuration options. It is an absolute monster at 75 lbs, but an incredibly high quality unit nonetheless, especially considering it's age. I've owned it since 2019 and it's needed zero repairs or anything.

For comparison, we also have a much newer 55" curved Samsung TV (in our basement, wall-mounted up high) which has already needed a backlight driver board replacement. Luckily that was only $50, but still, I expect better.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

Cheap computer monitor works well for me.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 4 hours ago

Just a heads up that the Smart Cancer has already begun infecting PC monitors. Samsung makes Smart Monitors.

It won’t be long before there are no longer Dumb Monitors.

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