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Looking for a 4k tv without smart functions (feddit.de)
submitted 2 years ago by to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml
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Hey do anybody know where you get a tv that supports 4k and does not have that locked up smarttv shit?

If there are none, does anybody know a tv that boots fast(less than 30 seconds) and displays an hdmi input by default without the need to choose the input from a menu.

Thanks in advance.

And sorry if I am in the wrong place.

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[–] 107 points 2 years ago* (16 children)

You aren’t paying for the smartness. You are actually getting a subsidized TV that should cost a whole lot more but is being sold for cheap since it is also a data collection device.

Non smart TVs are more expensive than their smart counterparts.

The only answer is to never give your smart tv access to your network and to use an external device for streaming.

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  • [–] 14 points 2 years ago (4 children)

    You’re right. What you really need is a tv that reacts less bad to being online. It’s a shame Logitech killed the Harmony because dumbing down your tv successfully generally requires a universal remote.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    As a long time Harmony user, expert, and former employee .... The Sofabaton remotes are the closest substitute I've found. Easy to configure and use. Just no "activities" like a Harmony. But at least you can set it to control the volume on X device when you have it in the mode to control Y device.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago (2 children)

    Activities are the killer app of Harmony. How do you set it to switch inputs on the various devices?

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    It has a physical scroll wheel to switch between devices. The on each device mode you can customize the buttons.

    I use configure one of the buttons to be a hot key to set the TVs input for the device I have selected.

    Again, it's not as automated as an activity, but it eliminates switching around to different devices and finding inputs.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago

    In our case we have some devices connected to a receiver (Apple TV) and others to TV (game systems). We use ARC for audio for those devices. I suppose it’s easier if everything is connected to TV for that purpose.

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  • [+] -43 points 2 years ago (9 children)

    Not really. All the extra circuitry costs money. Building and maintaining the software costs money. And that's way more than you're expected to "earn".

    As much as it fuels your conspiracy boners, it's not like Samsung is raking in billions by showing you ads.

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  • [–] 33 points 2 years ago (6 children)

    As much as it fuels your conspiracy boners

    If you want to discuss this topic further, I’d be happy to. But not if you’re going to causally throw around insults.

    You don’t know anything about me or my work experience.

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  • [+] -26 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    You don’t know anything about me or my work experience.

    Throwing around insults is not helpful, but neither is "trust me bro".

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  • [+] -34 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    That's the neat thing: I don't need to.

    If you're just parroting the same narrative without any basis like anybody else and also use the same narratives, I can safely assume that unless proven otherwise, you don't know what you're talking about.

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