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Re:Samsung remotely disables TVs looted from South African w... by oxfeed65261 on Tuesday August 24, 2021 @08:49PM (#28296859)
If I had to choose between a color TV that could only show live broadcasts or a B&W TV that could stream Netflix, etc., I would certainly choose B&W streaming. This obviously doesn’t require a smart TV—I personally use a Roku and rejected all of my Smart TV’s EULAs—but I consider streaming to be a much bigger objective improvement than color.
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Re:Samsung remotely disables TVs looted from South African w... by fouc on Tuesday August 24, 2021 @09:15PM (#28297034)
That would be a fun product actually.. kickstarter idea?

B&W TV w/ built-in roku-like/streaming capabilities.

I wonder how expensive it would be to manufacture a B&W TV these days

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Re:Samsung remotely disables TVs looted from South African w... by idonotknowwhy on Tuesday August 24, 2021 @11:01PM (#28297592)
If you mean a bw crt, the consensus on the crt gaming sub is that it's too expensive and there are a lot of undocumented secrets :(

I've found some Chinese factory which claims they can do it, but they seem to be using new-old-stock tubes.

I believe EU regulations regarding lead in consumer products prevent this too.

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Re:Samsung remotely disables TVs looted from South African w... by Teever on Tuesday August 24, 2021 @10:17PM (#28297376)
It would the exact same amount as a colour TV because the B&W would all be done in software.
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Re:Samsung remotely disables TVs looted from South African w... by idonotknowwhy on Tuesday August 24, 2021 @10:58PM (#28297575)
I watch Netflix on a CRT TV in 2021 lol. Hook up a ps3 via component and it's a great way to watch older 4:3 content like anime
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Re:Samsung remotely disables TVs looted from South African w... by hulitu on Wednesday August 25, 2021 @09:05AM (#28301147)
Are there any conpanies which sell CRTs TV?
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Re:Samsung remotely disables TVs looted from South African w... by idonotknowwhy on Tuesday September 07, 2021 @08:56PM (#28451685)
Not any more, and they can't now (regulations about lead, etc). You can only buy them on the second hand market or find them on the side of the road.
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