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defen6y ago· 4 in thread

If it's not on the network why would you need firmware updates? (serious question)

Bugs affecting its base functionality?

It's not that hard to display whatever is coming in on HDMI-1. They usually get that working correctly in whatever firmware version the TV is shipped with, and I don't need more than that. They can even fuck up audio, as that goes through a proper receiver and external speakers anyway and the TV is thus constantly set to zero volume.

type06y ago

If it has serious bugs out of the box, just return the damn thing and get a different version.

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kingosticks6y ago

Hdmi-cec is a classic. The implementation on many TVs is riddled with bugs.

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kspacewalk26y ago· 2 in thread

I bought a dumb tv in 2013 that I still use just fine without any firmware updates. It's a screen, it needs no updates.

o-__-o6y ago

I plugged in my pre-all-devices-spy 10 year old dumb tv to the network for the first time and now it hounds me for firmware updates.... I always reject because I don’t want it to learn how to spy on me.

Pretty sure my firetv phones my hdmi content home

dghughes6y ago

Can't you set the onboard clock back a few years to fool it?

opencl6y ago

Most of them let you download the firmware updates on a computer and load them on a USB flash drive. That's how I've updated my Samsung that I never connect to the network.

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