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'Whoever came up with this is a massive idiot': LG's gaming monitors and TVs are facing a user revolt
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Tablastehttps://www.techradar.com/televisions/lgs-gaming-monitors-and-tvs-are-facing-a-user-revolt
…due to seemingly installing adware on PCs and telling you to warn guests they may be recorded by AI features, to comply with ‘wiretapping’ laws
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When I was shopping for a new monitor a while back I stayed away from “Smart” monitors with their own operation system. I’m connecting it to a computer, why would I spend an extra $600 when the exact same monitor without an operating system exists?
Look! You can watch Netflix on this monitor!
Well, yes, there’s a PC stuck on it, of course I can.
No, you can watch it without the PC!
Why would I want to use a monitor without a PC?
It’s only half again as expensive! It’s a steal!
Tbf, you could probably actually stream Netflix at 4K on it since it gets limuted to something like 720p in the browser. But that’s just because Netflix are bastards, not because of technical limits
Spherical bastards
I think that depends on the browser (for reasons that I never really looked into). Some do 720p (I think that’s Firefox), some do ~1k (the Chrome based ones), maybe more.
I thought dumb monitors cost more than smart TVs?
Monitor and TVs are very different.