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Re:Inside the labs where Netflix is trying to make televisio... by cwyers on Sunday May 24, 2015 @06:38PM (#9597895)
Am I the only person who thinks televisions don't suck? This all seems to be about smart TV functionality, which strikes me as superfluous anyway. I would rather buy a TV based on stuff like picture quality and size and buy something to plug into the TV for media consumption.
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Re:Inside the labs where Netflix is trying to make televisio... by narrowrail on Sunday May 24, 2015 @08:11PM (#9598071)
>buy something to plug into the TV for media consumption.

That sounds like a monitor, which is the thought process I followed until 24" monitors were cheaply available (i.e. 2010). One still can't buy a 50" monitor, however.

LG seems to be making 'dumb' TV's, and I found a 55" one for $700 on Amazon (search for 55LF6000).

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Re:Inside the labs where Netflix is trying to make televisio... by noir_lord on Sunday May 24, 2015 @07:10PM (#9597957)
I'm the same but suspect as usual we are not the target market

I have a full media PC running Linux and external speakers hooked to a cheap dumb Toshiba TV since all I really want it to do is accept HDMI and not look crap.

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