Comments by "Gilad Barlev" (@GSBarlev) on "LG increasing revenue through subscriptions and advertising; here's to Luddite pride" video.

  1. There are actually a lot of legitimate reasons--even a "dumb TV" of a given resolution will typically be cheaper than the equivalent monitor. Off the top of my head, the relevant specs are refresh rate (I don't even think 90 Hz, let alone 120 Hz, is particularly common these days) and input latency. But furthermore if you've ever tried to debug issues directly on your set-top PC, it's really clear that something about the specs or settings makes them really unsuitable for productivity workloads where you're staring at giant walls of text.
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  2. The problem with smart TVs is that when they stop being maintained, you're worse off than if you had nothing. I really like RokuOS--the UI is intuitive and mostly functional, and their sticks saved me from needing to sacrifice a precious Pi during the shortage. But already I'm dealing with issues in the Jellyfin app that were fixed two years ago that still haven't rolled out to the official "channel." With my dumb TV, I can swap out my Roku for a Pi no prob, since my TV "boots" straight into the last selected input when I turn it on. But with my Roku TVs, I'll have to navigate a menu to get into the correct input every time And that's even assuming that TCL/Roku doesn't up and push out a firmware update that literally bricks my TV to get me to buy a new one or pay a subscription.
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  3.  @KohrakGKOH  I'm amazed you found a TV of any "intelligence" with those specs! Then agan, I haven't shopped for a TV in quite a few years, so maybe I'm just behind the time on the state of the market. 🤷‍♂️
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  4. Everyone is missing the big picture. Remembering the adage, "If it's free then you're the product, not the customer," it stands to reason that, maybe due to privacy laws, maybe just due to it being a garbage business model, the era of companies monetizing your personal data by tricking you into installing spyware aa service is effectively dead And we should all be celebrating. I agree with Louis' points otherwise--I love my LG appliances (I actually love their chiptune happy songs!) but I'm yeeting them from my home the second they charge me a monthly fee.
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