Why wouldn’t we include a server call on every button press? We need usage data to optimize the experience!
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SuperSynthia@lemmy.world 8 months ago
The biggest problem I have with “smart tv”s is the fact that nearly ALL of them lag to some extent. Doesn’t matter if it’s a remote press, switching an input, even turning the thing off has some amount of delay.
ikapoz@sh.itjust.works 8 months ago
tiramichu@lemm.ee 8 months ago
I wouldn’t expect it’s because there’s a server call - I’m sure the developers are smart enough to have all the analytics and tracking be async in the background.
Instead it’s likely because these days every aspect of the TV is implemented in software running on the TV’s CPU. With pre-smart devices, changing inputs would just activate some discreet on-board electronics to switch the signal over with no latency. Now you have to wait for the processor to get around to it, and it’s probably busy loading up a bunch of app launchers and other crap you don’t need, and doing some fancy whoosh-in animations, all if which is just getting in the way of what you actually want.
RedditWanderer@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Just switch the input to another home media device and never use the built in stuff. We at least still have that.