/PRNewswire/ -- Today, Panasonic announced its return to the US with its industry-leading TVs after a decade-long absence. The new line-up includes OLED (Z95A...
  • zoostation@lemmy.worldEnglish
    472·
    2 months ago

    They can fuck off if they think I’m buying anything with Amazon spyware built into it.

    • filister@lemmy.worldEnglish
      42·
      2 months ago

      No one is forcing you to connect your TV to the Internet. You can use it in offline mode and it will work just fine.

      • barsquid@lemmy.worldEnglish
        7·
        2 months ago

        My definition of “just fine” isn’t a weird little Android spinoff. TV should have a normal input selector, maybe a settings menu.

      • thejml@lemm.eeEnglish
        7·
        2 months ago

        Hopefully this is true because I’ve heard from people trying to do just that with other “Smart TVs” that won’t work at all without an internet connection and account at least for initial setup.

      • Matt@lemdro.idEnglish
        9·
        2 months ago

        Miracast and Chromecast are different. Miracast is the open standard while Chromecast is Google’s proprietary casting protocol.

        Roku supports both Miracast and AirPlay, but I don’t think it supports Chromecast.

        • realcaseyrollins@thelemmy.clubOPEnglish
          2·
          2 months ago

          Ah, I stand corrected. I heard that Cjhromecast was basically built on the back of Miracast and assumed that they had cross-platform compatibility

  • toynbee@lemmy.worldEnglish
    181·
    2 months ago

    A long time ago, I saw a post on Reddit from a user saying (paraphrasing because it was a long long time ago) “the only thing I want from a TV is an HDMI capable rectangle.”

  • Know_not_Scotty_does@lemmy.worldEnglish
    17·
    2 months ago

    Basically the only option I have found for a non-connected/smart/spyware tv in the last few months are commercial displays. They must price in the ad revenue to the consumer stuff because the price of those commercial displays is ~4x.

    • filister@lemmy.worldEnglish
      122·
      2 months ago

      Can’t you simply not connect your display to the Internet, or place it after a firewall which is blocking the internet traffic.

      I seriously don’t understand your concerns.

      • themoken@startrek.websiteEnglish
        15·
        2 months ago

        You can, but it’s not a perfect solution. Mostly because the TVs interface is still designed around this app mentality.

        I bought a Samsung TV recently and it’s never been on the internet, but I still have to go to a dead home screen where all of the ads would be just to switch inputs and half the buttons on the remote are for services I don’t want.

        • EngineerGaming@feddit.nlEnglish
          8·
          2 months ago

          But they need darkness, a relatively large room and a whole spare wall… Wouldn’t really fit a projector screen in the little corner between the fridge and the cupboard where our TV hangs from an arm, even the smallest ones aren’t small enough. And where would you keep the projector itself, on your lap?

      • Buelldozer@lemmy.todayEnglish
        4·
        2 months ago

        Can’t you simply not connect your display to the Internet

        Probably, but maybe not. I can think of three ways a Smart TV could potentially get internet access without the owners knowledge.

        1. Amazon Sidewalk
        2. The TV Manufacturer cuts a deal to access the closed WiFi network that many cable operators have on their cable modems or routers.
        3. Via the manufacturers app installed on a smart phone. They often use the app to make setup easier and / or to cast content. There’s no reason the TV can’t log data until the app connects and then use the app to transmit that data to the manufacturer.

        So while the owner could choose not to give their Smart TV a wifi connection that doesn’t mean the TV can’t get one another way.

    • prettybunnys@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      4·
      2 months ago

      Commercial displays often times are more robust as well, designed to be installed and stay on / be switched on and off way more times than your consumer level product.

      Also, yes 100% advertising revenue is baked into the consumer products. They’re being paid to sell you the tv by their 3rd parties too.

  • devilish666@lemmy.worldEnglish
    161·
    2 months ago

    Is there any OLED TV’s out there that has only basic feature without any smart software or google software or other crap thing built in nowadays ?
    I’d like basic feature OLED TV’s like the old times without anyone spying into it.
    Smart TV’s had short lifespan compared to TV’s that had only basic feature because smart TV’s can do anything like smartphones does. i don’t need TV’s that can mimic my smartphone but in 4K UHD 120FPS, i just need OLED TV’s than can display from HDMI or display port, nothing more, nothing less

      • DudeDudenson@lemmings.worldEnglish
        11·
        2 months ago

        Give them time until they figure out a way to make smart monitors sell somewhat and the entire industry decides that’s the way to go

        • Linux is for pussies@dormi.zoneEnglish
          6·
          2 months ago

          Nothing like getting served ads through the display whilst simultaneously swallowing more ads from your operating system and also deepthroating even more ads from websites 🤮

    • 9488fcea02a9@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      13·
      2 months ago

      Just dont connect it to the internet.

      That’s what i do with my OLED screen. It acts as a monitor for my HTPC. I dont use any of the apps on the TV

    • Jesus@lemmy.worldEnglish
      8·
      2 months ago

      IMHO, it’s best to get a TV with CES and a good amount of HMDI inputs with newer specs.

      Don’t connect the TV to the internet, and use external media players. That’s what I do with my Samsung.

  • Jesus@lemmy.worldEnglish
    11·
    2 months ago

    I wish this was an article with some analysis. This is literally just the press release from Panasonic’s marketing department.