commander@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agoNewly purchased Vizio TVs now require Walmart accounts to use smart featuresarstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square150fedilinkarrow-up1625arrow-down110
arrow-up1615arrow-down1external-linkNewly purchased Vizio TVs now require Walmart accounts to use smart featuresarstechnica.comcommander@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square150fedilink
minus-squaretehbilly@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 month agoThat’s still a great idea, the problem is good high definition high refresh rate panels without smart features are harder and harder to find
minus-squareyeehaw@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 month agoI agree, but you can completely ignore the smart tv features and just use your hdmi pretty instead.
minus-squarewildbus8979@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·edit-21 month agoBut it’s not that easy a lot of TVs will only boot into the smart TV (and that’s already slow) and will only let you pick external inputs from there, often requiring to select it everytime!
minus-squareyeehaw@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 month agoYup I get it, on mine I can customize my buttons. I have a one push button for Plex
minus-squarewildbus8979@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-226 days agoI’m still on a dumb TV thankfully, but I’m starting to suffer, constrast is pitiful
That’s still a great idea, the problem is good high definition high refresh rate panels without smart features are harder and harder to find
I agree, but you can completely ignore the smart tv features and just use your hdmi pretty instead.
But it’s not that easy a lot of TVs will only boot into the smart TV (and that’s already slow) and will only let you pick external inputs from there, often requiring to select it everytime!
Yup I get it, on mine I can customize my buttons. I have a one push button for Plex
I’m still on a dumb TV thankfully, but I’m starting to suffer, constrast is pitiful