• TON618@lemmy.world
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    3 days ago

    Leveraging people’s property to trash their privacy and serve them ads is really a good way to get me to avoid an entire brand for everything.

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      I agree, but with TVs (or large displays" we’re at the point where there are no good options. Commercial displays are over engineered for the home and lag in technology Vs home TVs. So they’re not an option. Lg and Samsung are the display technology leaders, but their TVs are full of crap— so no. Monitors don’t go large enough for the living room.

      Guess I’m stuck with what I have.

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        Monitors are still bigger than TVs our parents had in our childhood, no way I’m buying such a surveillance machine just for a bigger screen.

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          For real: I’m using a 38" ultra wide, and if you had told child me that a 38" monitor would be the smallest display in the house I’d have told you that you’re full of shit.

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          Really. A bigger screen just gives my dog a bigger target when he flails his toys around.

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        Why would you ever accept this anti consumer bullshit for a slightly better screen? It might not even take a year before the current cutting edge not “the best” anymore with how fast tech cycles. I would absolutely go out of my way to get a device I can deprive of an Internet connection and still use.

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        Huh, I’ve heard that commercial displays are the way to go. What do you mean when you say they are over engineered?

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          They’re designed and built to run 16/7 or similar. If you have TV on 16 hours a day, a commercial display is worth considering.

          No, I’m not joking - I’ve seen folk who turn it on at sunrise, and off at bedtime.

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          They’re industrial boxes with a screen. Not aesthetically what I want in my living room. The displays are chosen for their longevity, not their picture quality. They’re often actively cooled with fans, so adding a noise level to their operation.

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            22 hours ago

            Might wanna look around, there are plenty used as wallboards in offices that high def and whisper quiet

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          You can get them now days up to 360hz refresh rate. Gaming projectors and projectors in general have came a long way from the faded blurry shit they were 10 to 15 plus years ago.