I’m mostly sailing the high seas, using the tv as a giant monitor for the always-on laptop connected to it. I’m afraid of the 1984-esque “You must connect to the internet to continue using this TV” that might come after some time.

  • Empricorn@feddit.nlEnglish
    3·
    23 hours ago

    Why did you connect it at all? Was there specific functionality they detailed in patch notes or something that you felt you were missing out on?

    • forrgott@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
      51·
      23 hours ago

      Eh, I’ve always been paranoid about firmware patches and the like. Also, curiosity got the better of me; I had to see what the crap smart features were like.

      You do make a very good point though!

      • Empricorn@feddit.nlEnglish
        1·
        20 hours ago

        I definitely understand the instinct to always be up-to-date with the newest. But then digital storefront “updates” started removing features and even content! Runaway capitalism ruins everything…

        • forrgott@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
          1·
          17 hours ago

          Well, the program is that the computer in my TV is a potential security issue. That said, there’s no way of knowing if I can trust updates to patch problems or create new ones, so… ¯\_(ツ)_/¯