Re:It’s Still Stupidly, Difficult to Buy a ‘Dumb’ TV
by wintermutestwin on Friday April 15, 2022 @10:26AM
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>And if you’re already shopping like a madman, you should be able to figure out which TV locks out functionality.
I recently spent way too much time trying to pick a new TV - mostly based on using it disconnected.
Someone needs to make dumbtv.com where smart TVs are reviewed based on using them as a dumb tv.
Re:It’s Still Stupidly, Difficult to Buy a ‘Dumb’ TV
by basch on Friday April 15, 2022 @09:36AM
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>A dumb TV would not need firmware updates.
Post processing, and other parts of rendering are still occurring. For example, if you game, have an Xbox, and a Sony TV, VRR is a feature that gets added to the TV after you buy it.
Re:It’s Still Stupidly, Difficult to Buy a ‘Dumb’ TV
by philistine on Friday April 15, 2022 @12:26PM
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Can you point me in the direction of a TV that adds basic features like VRR through firmware?
I'm on my second Roku OS TCL tv, and no new features are ever added to those. The firmware updates strictly deal with the app environment.
Re:It’s Still Stupidly, Difficult to Buy a ‘Dumb’ TV
by basch on Friday April 15, 2022 @05:14PM
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A TCL Roku example would be the FALD engine. Firmware updates "enhance" the backlight algorithm. One update added it to Game mode.
VRR being added, as I stated, is something Sony has been doing this year.
Re:It’s Still Stupidly, Difficult to Buy a ‘Dumb’ TV
by BrandoElFollito on Friday April 15, 2022 @09:10AM
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There may be a firmware that, say, gets you a better decoding algo, or fixes bugs.
It's not always the ads or apps.
But it’s clear there’s a hidden point in the argument; I don’t want functionality I won’t use. I don’t want the risk of connecting my TV. The temptation to see what it looks like.