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Never buy Hisense, got it.
I’d like to let people know that Sceptre still makes dumb tvs and they’re pretty good.
How hard is it for companies to just make a good screen screen with the necessary ports any nothing else.
We are all losing our minds.
I’m feeling a lot less crazy having my strict rule on AV equipment:
It should work out the box without connecting to the internet, and it shouldn’t be connected without a damned good reason.
To the point that I insisted on setting up the PS5 and playing a game on it before connecting, just to be sure.i wish people were less tolerating about this shit. most likely users of those tvs will grumble a little at first and then just accept and eventually disparage anyone for speaking against it.
people should get way more angry about this publicly.
just think about how things used to be 50 or 100 years ago. Having a huge scandal could actually end someones career or put down a company. Now there is nothing shitty people and companies can’t do because everyone is so apathetic they wouldnt care if they themselves are the victim.
“Brand denies wrongdoing”
Of course. “Use is consent to the user agreement.”
They could get you to swear eternal fealty to Lord Xenu, Alien God of the Universe in the user agreement that you consent to by connecting the TV to the internet.
I have never connected a TV to the Internet. I do have a smart TV but I just use it for my computer.
That’s one reason why I never connected mine to the internet.
We’re all going to be buying computer monitors to watch TV soon.
They’re becoming “smart” as well, unfortunately.
And projectors, many are still “dumb”
Genuine question, is there a downside to a HTPC?
I mean… good luck finding a 65 inch PC monitor.
That does seem like a bit of a downside.
The line between TV and PC Monitor is pretty thin. I’ve got my computer hooked up to my LG via HDMI and if there’s a difference between that and my office monitors, I can’t find it.
Storage management.
Stremio/Kodi exists though.
Thats why you dont get smart tvs.
Pro tip, buy a “Commercial Didplay” not a SmartTV and be happy.
Im still using an LG tv from 2007, and you could be too if you were my friend :^) I have jurassic park on bluray and i make pretty good popcorn
this is actually fucking terrifying
Not trying to be a Sony Bravia shill but I have two Sony Bravia XBR (X950G and X900H) TVs. Neither of these has ever attempted to show me an advertisement. They aren’t the newest versions nor the most expensive. I don’t include YT ads since those are YT generated.
Sony pissed me off a few years back. Day one: wanna share data with us? No. Year later: data? No. Year 3. Your tv will no longer accept internet connections unless you agree to share your data. Ok, fuck. Year 4. 30% apps no longer work due to system requirements. You - bastards. I just used a firestick in it until it died on year 6. Which also sucks since it was $3000 in 2017.
Get 'em while that last:
“In a major industry shift announced in early 2026, Sony is entering a strategic partnership where TCL will take a 51% stake in its home entertainment division, including Bravia TVs, with a new joint venture expected to be fully operational by April 2027”
It’s the end of an era for the Sony Bravia.
This is misleading.
TCL will only be manufacturing the panel. Sony will continue to perform integration.
From what I read earlier beyond the single line you quoted, this seems to be for the panels and not the processors/boards.
You might like to learn about Smart Tube. It’s a front end for YT on Android TV, but it cuts the ads and sponsors. You have to download the APK though and load it that way (I refuse to say side load. side loading implies perhaps you’re not supposed to do it. I paid $1K for this tv. I’m going to do what i fuckin want to, not what google tells me I’m allowed to do), because you sure as shit know that google wouldn’t allow that app on the play store. I’ve been using it for a year or two, and i have yet to see an ad.
