empireOfLove2@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 weeks ago
I hope we’re not paying more for a player that does less…
You are and will be, as the cost of hardware in “smart” devices (and the reason that non-smart TV’s no longer exist) are subsidized with on-device advertising and massive data collection/reselling.
HobbitFoot@thelemmy.club 2 weeks ago
Yeah. Part of me wonders how much of a premium that making a TV dumb would be and if there is a large enough market that would buy into it.
pupbiru@aussie.zone 1 week ago
we need an OpenWRT but for TVs
thrawn@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Why not purchase one subsidized by ads then just not connect it to the internet? Seems like a win-win
wewbull@feddit.uk 1 week ago
…because there’s no guarantee it will work without internet.
thrawn@lemmy.world 1 week ago
Can you provide an example of one that only works online? I have never heard of that.
empireOfLove2@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 weeks ago
They already exist. You just have to look for “signage displays” or “commercial TV’s”, they come with all the smart crap stripped out.
LukewarmToddy@feddit.uk 2 weeks ago
Iiyama screens are some of the best commercial screens. Unfortunately commercial screens usually lack the plug in and play features on domestic tellys, which can be a right faff
wewbull@feddit.uk 1 week ago
Plug and play features like…
Plug an HDMI cable in and watch?
fox2263@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Sadly they don’t make OLED signage I don’t think.
empireOfLove2@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 week ago
Yeah, I haven’t seen any of that either, probably because OLED burn in and limited brightness lifespan would make them basically unserviceable as static or even slideshow displays.