Because finding dumb screens is actually difficult and smart TVs are cheaper.
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ICastFist@programming.dev 3 months agoBecause it’s “convenient” and people are lazy.
JackbyDev@programming.dev 3 months ago
TranquilTurbulence@lemmy.zip 3 months ago
People don’t hate ads enough to go through the trouble of using better options. Once you’ve lived without ads for a while, there’s no going back.
Alice@beehaw.org 3 months ago
Last time I was looking for a TV I couldn’t find a single dumb TV unless I wanted to roll back to standard definition, which makes the text in a lot of modern video games unreadable.
Honytawk@lemmy.zip 3 months ago
But you don’t need a dumb TV.
The smart part isn’t what makes those TVs bad. It is the internet connection that sends you ads, scrapes your data, causes lags and reboots because of updates, and makes your network less secure.
Just connect an other device over HDMI like you would a dumb TV, and never connect it to the internet like you would a dumb TV.
kent_eh@lemmy.ca 3 months ago
Except some models won’t let you do anything until you “activate” your smart TV, which requires an internet connection.
PraiseTheSoup@lemm.ee 3 months ago
Wrong
The “smart part” absolutely makes those TVs bad. The meme even addresses this with the line about hardware being ripped wholesale from an old smart phone. Smart TV hardware barely functions when it’s brand new. Fuck everything about smart TVs.
Kanda@reddthat.com 3 months ago
What if I just want the screen to turn on, displaying the last output I used? No, we gotta boot Android and then select the output through a menu for no reason
Tja@programming.dev 3 months ago
My TV boots to the last input selected. It’s a smart tv.
Alice@beehaw.org 3 months ago
That’s true. I was even more tech illiterate back then than I am now and couldn’t figure out how to switch inputs without going through the menu, which I couldn’t get to without connecting to the internet and going through the whole setup process.
No going back now since I mostly cast from my phone these days since it’s the laziest way for me to watch without ads.
prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 months ago
Yeah… I got a Sony OLED as my most recent TV and the picture is incredible. Best I’ve ever seen.
Even if I could find “dumb” TVs, I doubt they reach that level of quality.
ICastFist@programming.dev 3 months ago
From my experience, it’s best to just buy a used dumb screen. Check if it’s working properly and doesn’t have any screen problems and you’re golden.
Alice@beehaw.org 3 months ago
That’s what I did, hence only finding standard def. :( I assumed that was the only option, actually. If someone is even making new ones, I’d probably have better luck there.