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LG to offer subscriptions for already purchased appliances and televisions, evolving into a provider for “Home as a Service”::Subscription fatigue is a thing and regulators are circling, but Korean giant reckons you're ready to cough up after buying hardware

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[–] [email protected] 38 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Commenting from an LG phone (last one produced) next to an LG tv. Will never purchase another one of their products in my life, even before this article.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago (4 children)

I have a dumb LG TV and idek how I'll replace it when it's finished. Do they even sell dumb TV's anymore?

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago (2 children)

You have to buy a "smart tv", never connect it to wifi and plug a proper media device to it.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Are there really only smart tvs nowM

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Search for the ones that are meant for retail use. I don't recall what they're called, but that class of tvs will get you a decent dumb tv.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Do they even have good image quality?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Digital signage? They're basically monitors but often have a basic onboard OS like Android for running DS apps, but like you said they're otherwise a dumb TV without the aerial port.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

What I've done.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

I have a dumb tv now, I plan to replace it with a computer monitor. Sound and video go through my reciever already, which sends the video to my tv. Chromecast and a rpi to do any smart things.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I think those are called "commercial displays" now.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I don't plan on it after my current TV goes. This one was given to me when my parents got a new TV.