I think that in reality you don't even need to use the app. The TV should be powered on/off by your AV receiver or Apple TV or whatnot using HDMI-CEC.
It'd also be nice if it was compatible with universal remotes.
Aside from the 'is the app needed' debate, this TV is almost perfect for me. I hope there are plans for an HDR or extended gamut display too.
Remotes - I find that I want one simple remote for 90% of the time. Having vendor specific remote apps in my phone is vastly better than having three of four separates on the rare occasions I need to tweak something. I prefer the apple remote to harmonys et al.
Until three years later when the app isn't being updated anymore, or the vendor removed all the functionality you used (hello Sonos)
Ideally vendors would open source code like this. Not sure why they so seldom do. Some cultural corporate thing I guess. This is something we as consumers are always vulnerable to, the more "smarts" are built in to products.
Here you go: https://www.bestbuy.com/site/insignia-55-class-led-1080p-hdt...
- only 1080p, which might still be fine
- Insignia is exclusive to the US and north American market.
RIGHT?!? I feel like I'm taking crazy pills.
He had to wait for the ad to finish to do that. SmartTVs are bullshit
open-source
there might be hope. It is not mentioned how the app would connect. It could be something local like bluetooth, or something more pernicious like wifi or ethernet over hdmi.
Who knows, it it might solve the problem current TVs have with spotty hardware control via "standards" like HDMI-CEC.
>The menu and remote has been replaced with the Iron Cast App, where your can create profiles and settings for any mood and atmosphere. You can choose between our carefully constructed profiles or simply create your own.
These two things seem at odds, the first thing everyone does is shovel in their own app.
It's also hard to consider dumb when it requires a smartphone to even use.