Comment on Your TV set has become a digital billboard. And it’s only getting worse.
eronth@lemmy.world 2 months ago
I’m not looking forward to replacing my dumb tv when it finally dies.
Don’t sweat it. Just get what’s on sale.
They’re all the same.
There’s only one reason I’d opt for a high priced name brand. And that’s the ability to apply filters to everything you’re watching.
Imagine watching Ace Ventura but every character has the Chad Face filter on.
A few ideas to consider in this kind of situation:
If you watch broadcast TV, consider stopping. Is it really of any use? Could your time have better uses? Maybe you’ll never need that ad stream.
If all you need is a display for console/computer/media box, get a display instead. No tuner, no networking, no ads.
FragrantOwl@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Just get another dumb one. Scepter still sells good TVs.
bcoffy@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Even though those show up on their website, none of the 4K models are available on Amazon/Walmart or at best have very limited/erratic stock. I only see the 75” one in stock, and only on Walmart. Furthermore, they are just simply worse quality than a comparably priced smart TV. For the same price as their 55” 4K HDR TV you can get a TCL that’s also QLED and has local dimming, plus HDMI 2.1 and google TV do you can put it in a dumb mode anyways. So really there isn’t a great reason to get one of these.