Re:Samsung remotely disables TVs looted from South African w...
by walrus01 on Tuesday August 24, 2021 @02:53PM
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Unless I win the lottery or something I don't see myself buying a 'professional' flat panel display that has zero smart features, and things like RS232/RS485 based control, as they are more than double the price... The same $1700 smart TV would be easily $3500+ as a professional/industrial display.
Re:Samsung remotely disables TVs looted from South African w...
by dotancohen on Wednesday August 25, 2021 @09:04AM
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Surely there's a wire to snip or PCB trace to cut to disable IP-over-HDMI.
I worked on the team who built Samsung’s initial smart TV experience back in 2009 and yet I’m the exact same as you with every TV I own. If I could get the same quality panel and video processing without “smart TV” functionality for a reasonable price, I would, but they generally are much more expensive. My choice of panel is intended to last me 5 years, the last thing I would want is to be stuck with 5 year old “smart” tech that usually is abandonware shortly after purchase. It’s just to easy to buy a separate box (AppleTV in my case) and get a better experience and easy upgrade ability as new stuff comes out without wasting a perfectly good multi-thousand dollar panel.