• LoudWaterHombre@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    5 months ago

    My takeaway from this comment section is that smart TVs are straight from hell and should be treated as such. It is very important, that you get a TV BEFORE smart TVs were a thing.

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      5 months ago

      Display technology has advanced quite a bit since smart tvs have become ubiquitous, though. So you are sacrificing quality to avoid those headaches.

      Personally I just don’t give my smart TV an internet connection.

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        5 months ago

        That’s what I did too. It has no connection and I don’t use any of the smart TV features. Instead I have my own box I’m using. I never felt this stupid.

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      5 months ago

      Nah, you can buy new TVs

      Just make sure they can be used without network and then never connect them to the internet.

      Bought a new TCL recently, none of the smart features work, but got excellent screen quality with all the new specs.