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I think the public will eventually notice that gadgets and appliances that rely on apps and internet access are a risky investment. Even multinational appliance
by darkclarity 10y ago
I think the public will eventually notice that gadgets and appliances that rely on apps and internet access are a risky investment. Even multinational appliance manufacturers give up on the smart features in their TVs after several years.
Forget the high end products with their fancy features and instead stick with reliable basic/mid range products that will last for decades rather than years.
- syntheticnature 10y agoWhat's "amusing" to me is it seems that all except the very lowest end TVs come with "smart" features, now. The good news is that it's not really a differentiator, the bad news is that a poor integration can cause your TV to "boot slowly" -- my current TV, purchased for other reasons but with smart features included, won't let you use the input selection button until about 30s after being turned on from standby.
- qb45 10y ago> my current TV, purchased for other reasons but with smart features included, won't let you use the input selection button until about 30s after being turned on from standby. Just about on par with those vacuum tube TV sets of the past millenium.
- andoma 10y agoWorst part is that every time I turn on my Samsung TV it notifies me that some feature that I have never used will go offline in ~2 months time. Of course, this notification comes with a few minutes delay, so it pops up just a few minutes into a show. gah