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submitted 1 day ago by DoGeeseSeeGod to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world

The appliance that elicits anger and frustrated at it's mere sight. The treacherous device that never worked right.

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[-] Unleaded8163@fedia.io 22 points 1 day ago

I couldn't find a dumb TV, so I got a smart one didn't give it wifi access. Every time I turn it on, it shows me a clock that's wrong and I think "Not so smart now, are you?". It's a perfectly functional dumb TV.

[-] JDPoZ@lemmy.world 9 points 23 hours ago

Yep. Best way to get a TV that will never sell your data or show ads is to literally blacklist its MAC address at the router level, and then assign the "smart" functionality to a device environment you control, like a Shield Pro with a custom launcher or an Intel NUC media PC or NAS or something similar.

[-] MegaUltraChicken@lemmy.world 10 points 20 hours ago

The Samsung man will still sneak in your house at night and check your watch history. There is no escape.

[-] usualsuspect191@lemmy.ca 6 points 1 day ago

The dumb ones are typically "display" monitors, like what fast-food restaurants use for their menus. Likely more expensive, but built better too

[-] lemming741@lemmy.world 10 points 1 day ago

Not built better, just under-driven on brightness so they can run 16-24 hours a day. Contrast suffers, frame rates are limited, you're paying for support you will never use, and enterprise software features you will also never use.

https://www.samsung.com/us/business/displays/4k-uhd/qb-series/43-qbc-series-4k-uhd-display-lh43qbcebgcxgo/#specs

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