Samsung remotely disables TVs looted from South African warehouse

Re:Samsung remotely disables TVs looted from South African w... by echlebek on Tuesday August 24, 2021 @05:13PM (#28295079)

Gigabyte have a 48" 'monitor' now (an LG panel with Displayport 1.4 and no smart features)

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Re:Samsung remotely disables TVs looted from South African w... by kelnos on Tuesday August 24, 2021 @09:05PM (#28296960)

Does it come with a remote control? I expect most panels sold as "monitors" don't.

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Re:Samsung remotely disables TVs looted from South African w... by fulafel on Wednesday August 25, 2021 @01:45AM (#28298389)

Don't most things you'd want to use this with come with remote control mechanisms? Chromecast, Apple TV, whatever you run on your raspberry pi, etc.

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Re:Samsung remotely disables TVs looted from South African w... by pmontra on Tuesday August 24, 2021 @05:30PM (#28295241)

Yes, but TVs and monitors have different purposes and it shows. A quick summary at https://thewiredshopper.com/tv-vs-monitor/

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Re:Samsung remotely disables TVs looted from South African w... by Beldin on Tuesday August 24, 2021 @06:34PM (#28295827)

TL;DR:

- If you want a certain display tech (qled, oled, ...), you don't need this guide.

- otherwise: there is no difference. pick whatever screen has the size and ports you care about.

I expected something like distance (several m for tv, .5m for monitor), but that goes unmentioned. I guess size+resolution already cover this.

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