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The ideal software should take 45 seconds to crash after accidentally hitting the wrong button on your remote. (lemmy.world)
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[–] [email protected] 31 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

The TV I have right now can have multiple apps open. But that's the problem. In order to actually close an app that you're not using anymore, you have to do a full factory reset. Otherwise, it just keeps them running in the background until it literally has no more resources for anything at all to run.

Also: the factory reset is done by just holding the power button on the remote while the TV is on until the TV turns off and turns back on again. So you can accidentally do it really fucking easily 😬

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 day ago

God I was in the market for a TV this year and I would have even payed a little bit extra for literally none of this shit at all haha

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 13 hours ago)

I literally don’t believe you. What’s the model?

[–] [email protected] 73 points 1 day ago

Using a 12 year old cell phone processor to run data harvesting. Any processing power left over for transcoding and display of video is a bonus.

[–] [email protected] 111 points 1 day ago (3 children)

I disconnected both of my smart TVs from the internet and have yet to tell the difference. :)

[–] [email protected] 75 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (3 children)

This is the way.

I just want a TV to be a display that shows what I plug into it.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 day ago

Yoo I have one of those, it's pretty cool

[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 day ago (1 children)

This type of device is called a "monitor". Additionally, it provides a more precise image, without artificially added blur or whatnot.

[–] [email protected] 22 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Where can I get a 55 inch monitor thats not one of those weird ass ultrawide thingies?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago

Be careful. I've heard tells / seen posts that seem to indicate there are now monitors that tap your USBC to get network, and display ads.. 🫠

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Maybe something like this would do the trick. https://www.newegg.com/lg-55ur340c9ud-55/p/N82E16824026275

I've never bought a commercial display, but I've heard of them as alternatives to smart TVs. I don't know about the management software on this though. Additionally, I hard that some displays are really meant as signage, so they don't display moving images well. It may require more research than buying a consumer TV.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 day ago (1 children)

That's nearly 1k for a 55. I paid 350 for my LG 4k.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Discounted because of all the bloatware they put on it...

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

I have no complaints. I don't use ITS smart features tho. I gots myself a roku for my plex server. Haven' seen the LG's homescreen in years.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 18 hours ago

Roku is enshitifying these days to. Forced ads on startup. I got one the other day. And it was double loud too. But it stopped after that. So it is just a matter of time before we have to find a roku replacement.

[–] [email protected] -2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

No idea. Try searching through the Internet.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 day ago

I mean, you have a point. Why would Google or LG have to subsidize the hardware to spy on you when you can just let your laptop or media dongle do it anytime you want to watch some Netflix.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Self Indulgent Roku TV Vent/Rant that maybe isn't the most fitting to reply on this specific comment but I'm getting it out of my system:

I can't do this because the remote for my TV broke and the on-TV controls are very limited so we use an APP for some things. My phone for some reason cant connect to the TV with the app either so if I want the volume adjusted my options are to either ask my partner or use my RP5 🀑 It's a very unfavorable situation, I want so badly to get a new tv to get away from Roku. Can't block Roku phoning home either because no DNS settings on the TV and we weren't getting the full speed with our own router so we use the ISP provided one now which doesn't let us mess with that. We don't event watch anything on the actual TV (application), its hooked up to a mini PC that does the work.

We can just buy a remote so we can set the TV offline but we don't like this TV so getting a new remote feels like lengthing its lifespan and I'm stubborn.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Check goodwill, probably a new remote or two for that very tv there. Cost $1 I bet.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 day ago

Thats a pretty good idea /gen I should go more often, the walk to the goodwill closest to me has historically been a big struggle for me, but the most recent time wasn't so bad. Might've been the weather, or maybe my body's healing from mystery ailments (eg. long covid)

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago

It's rather technical but if you were considering getting smart home devices, you can use home assistant to replace the app on your phone. I followed this guide to make a very lazy Roku card for HA. Then, you can keep the TV on your LAN but ban it from the internet.

I have a pihole on the network to keep the ads off the TV but honestly I wish we hadn't bought the thing. It sounds like you can't use a different DNS? That's a real shame. I'm more or less in your situation, seems like a waste to toss a working device just because it's a rebellious piece of shit.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I have my TV locked down to LAN in my router. Lets me still run automations against it but prevents ad bullshit and forced updates.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago

Just got a new Roku tv, that’s a great idea thank you.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

Is there a way to install a smart TV OS on e.g. a raspberry Pi, and have it to the tv all the time? Would there be any downsides?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

I have used Kodi on a Raspberry Pi, via OSMC.

There are some hardware limits that make a Pi not perfect for the job, and while there are things I like about Kodi there are things I don't. For one thing, I had speakers attached to the Pi via it's audio jack, but it would keep defaulting to the television's audio over HDMI and I'd have to alter a config file to get the option to use the audio jack to even appear in the GUI's menu. Someone decided to make it do that.

Another commenter mentions HDMI-CEC, which allows the Pi to control the TV like a remote, it can turn the TV on and off, change volume, etc. What this does is make it so that you can't turn the TV off. You turn the TV off, the Pi turns it back on immediately. Again, someone decided to make it do that.

It's one of those open source "It technically works and has the UX of west nile virus, so it's exactly what we want and we will treat you with open hostility if you ask us why it sucks" things, like GIMP and FreeCAD.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 16 hours ago

That last paragraph hurts too much, some programmers live too much in a programmers bubble/underestimate UX design way too much

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 day ago

You can use something like Kodi TV on a raspberry pi. Most TVs allow you to automatically load into a device on HDMI.

You'll also want to use the HDMI-CEC connection on your TV to the RPI - this will allow you to use your TV remote with it as well.

[–] [email protected] 49 points 1 day ago

I actually built the OS for a certain line of smart TVs

It worked well on the first- and second-gen products, but hardware and software were all moved to China years ago and it's gone to shit since then.

[–] [email protected] 25 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Give us T9 on TV remotes.

[–] Albbi 20 points 1 day ago (2 children)

So many people got so good with T9! And then like a fart in the wind the skill was not usable anymore.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 day ago (1 children)

You don't even have to be good. Moving that cursor around the alphabet is slow and annoying as fuck.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 day ago

Especially when keys randomly get stuck as pressed for seconds at a time

And when FUCKING GOOGLE DECIDED THAT PRESSING "UP" WHILE IN THE FIRST ROW SHOULD CLOSE THE KEYBOARD WITHOUT SAVING YOUR INPUT

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 day ago (1 children)

My smartwatch has a T9 keyboard option. It's the best method for typing on small devices IMO.

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

Nah, at that size no keyboard works. The dictation on my apple watch works great though, and doesn’t even require internet these days.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago

Yeah it does! I tried it on an Oppo Watch from like 5 years ago (the square ones) and it was golden.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

This is a great idea. You're totally right. I'm a little jealous I didn't think of it before, ngl.

[–] [email protected] 30 points 1 day ago (1 children)

To be "fair"(?) it's really more about the awful hardware they shove in even $1000 TVs than the software quality.

[–] [email protected] 26 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I will say it's both.

But hey, you have to give it to them, at least when it doesn't crash they do run pretty beefy 4K HDR video decoding on a ten year old dual core SBC. I'm surprised the whole thing doesn't spontaneously combust at random intervals.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 day ago

I'm pretty sure they usually shell out the 2Β’ needed for dedicated decoding chips.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 day ago (1 children)

The fact that there's no way to force close an app is my real frustration.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 day ago (2 children)

I can't even reboot my tv. I have to agree/disagree to the ToS to get it to actually restart.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 18 hours ago

Just pull the plug at that point.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I have a piece of shit Samsung TV that needs replacing. When an app crashes I found holding down the standby button for like 20 seconds and then turn it back on seems to kill the apps on the TV so I can reload them.

No idea if it's a legit fix; but if not the placebo effect makes me feel better. Maybe other TVs could work the same way?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 23 hours ago

I have 2 LGs, there is no way anyone has found out how other than my method. There aren't even physical power or menu buttons.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 day ago

Lol this is spot on

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Wow, I guess when Bobby Wagner finally retires he's all set on his second career

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago

Yeah quite confusing as a Seahawks fan.