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Re:Disappointed with the TVs at CES 2025 by brailsafe on Thursday January 09, 2025 @10:12PM (#42652073)
My more well-to-do uncle has an older version of this for his absurd setup. Idk that it was the remote's fault or not, but the system was so stupidly complicated it burned into my brain that I'd just much rather not have any of the materialistic garbage it attempted to control. Not judging exactly, because everyone has different preferences, but I just couldn't envision myself loving what amounts to the digestion of video enough to try and wrangle any of it.

A TV and a receiver? Sure, fine. But also the PlayStation, movie server, regular cable input, Roku and Netflix and the "Smart" features of the TV for some reason. So many redundant boxes and services.

Re:Disappointed with the TVs at CES 2025 by vidarh on Friday January 10, 2025 @03:55AM (#42653899)
For some, the setup itself becomes a hobby to tinker with rather than a means to an end.
Re:Disappointed with the TVs at CES 2025 by jnwatson on Friday January 10, 2025 @11:37AM (#42657190)
This is a typical setup for lots of folks. This is the average home theater.
Re:Disappointed with the TVs at CES 2025 by brailsafe on Friday January 10, 2025 @01:45PM (#42658651)
Maybe it's because I'm not part of the demographic that wants to own a house with a basement or extra rooms in the suburbs to begin with, but I can see how it would be quite a nice setup if you already had the house, money, and interest in media.
Re:Disappointed with the TVs at CES 2025 by brailsafe on Friday January 10, 2025 @03:53PM (#42660076)
Ultimately it would feel kind of baller, just seems like a lot of stuff