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[–] [email protected] 12 points 8 hours ago

I'm getting from context that this is a smart tv displaying an advertisement, but what the fuck is it even advertising here? A baseball game? Why is the countdown to-the-hour? Why does the player look like a drawing instead of a photo? Why is it specifically that player and not just 'dodgers game tomorrow!"..? It almost looks as if it's an in-game notification for an MLB-Manager game.

If it were a burger-king commercial I'd be upset, but the inscrutability of this as an ad at all actually infuriates me.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 8 hours ago

Is there an open-source version of Google TV and similar smart TV software? I feel like i read about one quite recently.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 8 hours ago (2 children)

when i order a screen in asia to germany i pay a lot less taxes than when ordering a tv or smarttv. so buying a smartTV is kinda dumb anyways.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 hours ago

Yeah; it’s always better to buy a display instead of a TV

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 hours ago

SmartTV, dumb owner.

[–] [email protected] 34 points 23 hours ago (21 children)

I just bought this dumb tv. Couldn't be happier.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01CJV6722?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_fed_asin_title

It's not a good tv, but it's the biggest one I could fit on my desk and it has absolutely no "smart" features.

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[–] [email protected] 46 points 1 day ago (1 children)

If that's real, then it's full refund or terrorism upon both the vendor and manufacturer.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 12 hours ago
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