I’ve never used my TV except as a monitor for my computer. much cheaper than actual computer monitors (in terms of screen real estate), and much larger as well.
next “monitor” I buy will be the same sized TV though, I really dont need 8k resolution.
Monitors are much better at monitors than TVs, they are clearer and crisper for text.
I dunno if TV is dead per se as we all enjoy watching shows/movies. Not really interested in gimmicks - we only have 4K as all new TV’s are 4K & we only got it because our previous TV failed & they can no longer be repaired.
All i want is a good quality dumb screen. You can stick all your smart features where the sun dont shine, I’ll handle everything via a separate box that I control thank you. I’ll not be at the mercy of your shitty EULA, you won’t monitor my viewing habits or force ads into the UI or remove your dogshit apps without warning. Our TV has never been online, HTPC with a couple of USB TV tuners, uBlock Origin, an interface of my choosing, remote control & lots of storage handles everything. Still perfectly happy watching SD stuff, the only 4K we watch is YouTube.
SmartTube is better than YouTube
How do you configure to keep it offline? Just blocking in dns/router?
I’ve still got all my 1080p dumb tvs. Works for me
Gizmochina doesn’t understand that physical TV sales has nothing to do with “TV being dead,” what a disconnect here.
“TV is dead” because it is full of ads, and crap nobody watches, not because global flat screen TV sales are down.
I’m pretty sure that PEOPLE ALREADY OWN A TV and probably can’t afford to replace it.
I have no intention of replacing mine.I bought a projector not too long ago. I’ll never go back.
I loved my projector! I found it on ebay for a steal apparently because when I went to find my next one I couldn’t find the same quality for a reasonable price range I could afford at the time. When this TV blows up I’ll probably look at a projector again.
I’ve never seen my son scrolling tv channels. Tv to him it just a large tablet.
Or a portal for YouTube
I have a TV for when I have time to play games on my PS3 or PS4 these days, but I watch the vast majority of my stuff on my computer. Unless I’m watching something that’s available in 4K that I feel is worth it, why would I bother going to another room just to watch stuff that is streaming off my NAS and accessible on my computer anyway?
I feel like a lot of people just don’t have much reason to turn on their TV to watch stuff unless they still have cable and want to watch live sports.
For me, our tv room is much more geared towards comfort and lounging, while my computer room is more geared towards work and gaming.
I don’t know what your setup is, but since I work from home I found that I don’t like to be in my office doing shit on my computer that much these days 😞
Just having a screen in another room is helpful to isolate my workday from my free time.
It kinda sucks, I enjoy tinkering with shit on my computerSame. I’m barely in my office anymore since I started even just a hybrid work from home schedule. It’s good to separate the work space from other spaces imo
My dumb TV is 15 years old. It’s a bit small for the space and there’s a W burned into it but you can only see it on static screens.
I would like a new one but it’s pretty low down on the list of things I need to buy with the 37p I manage to save each month.
Well they aren’t alive especially when my TV asked me to sign this no lawsuit BS
Yes. We never watch. The kids prefer the iPads … Amazon fires, but don’t tell them…
I have Jellyfin stream old sitcom reruns almost all day while I work. I just don’t need to upgrade all that often.
Tvs peaked with oled
And OLED burn-ins are ruining longevity.
TV don’t burn in when you’re watching movies and shows (using it as a TV). All the pixels change often enough to prevent burn in
I’ll keep my dumb TVs and monitors over a
spysmart tv anytime. Can’t wait for them to roll out pay-to-use-tv next.Especially be sure to avoid anything with ACR (automatic content recognition). If it detects you’re watching content from an unapproved source, it will bug you to watch it on that approved source such as a streaming service. It’s just a software update, or a congress bill away from reporting anyone who watches pirated content on their TV. So just beware.
Based on this dip, what do we think the industry will try to push on us to get us to upgrade? Are we see them start to push 8k content or 3D again or “smarter” tv’s?
You just know it’s going to be some stupid AI shit.
I just don’t want to own a smart tv, so I’ll stick with what I have.
