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Unsmart a smart TV (lemmy.sdf.org)
submitted 7 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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How standardized a lcd panels? Could I replace the controller in a smart TV with one of these HDMI to LCD controllers?

https://www.ebay.com/itm/375318342725__

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[–] [email protected] 30 points 7 months ago (26 children)

I've always wondered this, figure this is the thread to ask it.

I've been using the same dumb TV since 2013 it's great, but eventually it's gonna die an I'm scared of what pieces of shit smart TV's are.

Could I not just use a computer and run it through the smart TV and bypass all the smart bullshit by using it as a monitor?

[–] [email protected] 12 points 7 months ago (1 children)

My experience with LG/WebOS has been fine if I don't try to get online. It doesn't pester me to do so.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I have a WebOS TV and I absolutely hate how slow it is. Turning on takes a long time. Selecting apps takes a long time. Flipping channels takes a long time. Did we forget how fast TVs from the 90s were??

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

To be fair, TVs from the 90s didn't have apps, and I don't actually use the apps on my LG, so it seems fine.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago (1 children)

For older LG webos TVs, the delay between button push and action in the settings app can get as bad as 4 seconds.

The reason I bought it:

  1. Samsung pushed ads agressively on their TVs
  2. I had an HP tablet with webOS before and wondered what LG did with it after taking over the development. I was horrified.

The hardware is not much better. There's constantly something wrong. But the LCD panel is pretty decent, so I just patch it up every time, rather than throwing it out.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago

In Spanish "WebOS" sounds exactly as if you were saying "huebos" which is slang for testicles.

Just a tidbit for your day to go just that much faster.

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