commander@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoSomeone finally did it: a high-end TV with a DisplayPort connection actually is coming this year, including 4K 180Hz supportwww.techradar.comexternal-linkmessage-square6linkfedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
arrow-up10arrow-down1external-linkSomeone finally did it: a high-end TV with a DisplayPort connection actually is coming this year, including 4K 180Hz supportwww.techradar.comcommander@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square6linkfedilink
minus-squarebaltakatei@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months agoDoes it act as a dumb monitor? Can all smart TV features be permanently disabled?
minus-squarethermal_shock@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0arrow-down1·2 months agoDon’t connect to any networks. There, it’s “dumb”.
minus-squareJhex@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months agonot a permanent solution… some are experimenting with making a network connection mandatory to work at all
minus-squarethermal_shock@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0arrow-down1·2 months agoDon’t buy those. TV doesn’t get to decide what gets plugged into the video in.
minus-squareJhex@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months agoAgain, that’s the issue… look how hard it is to get a dumb TV today… I could choose today to skip the TV that requires network to work but soon they will all join the trend and it would be impossible to avoid
minus-squarethermal_shock@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0arrow-down1·2 months agoSo if your input is HDMI from a small desktop computer, it still makes you connect to a network? If this is true, it sucks, I’ve never seen it. I always use a 3rd party media player like an Nvidia shield. My tv has never been on a network.
Does it act as a dumb monitor? Can all smart TV features be permanently disabled?
Don’t connect to any networks. There, it’s “dumb”.
not a permanent solution… some are experimenting with making a network connection mandatory to work at all
Don’t buy those. TV doesn’t get to decide what gets plugged into the video in.
Again, that’s the issue… look how hard it is to get a dumb TV today…
I could choose today to skip the TV that requires network to work but soon they will all join the trend and it would be impossible to avoid
So if your input is HDMI from a small desktop computer, it still makes you connect to a network? If this is true, it sucks, I’ve never seen it. I always use a 3rd party media player like an Nvidia shield. My tv has never been on a network.