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Is TV Dead? Global TV Shipments Hit a Decade Low in 2023 (www.gizmochina.com)

submitted 9 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago (2 children)

But do they use it because it’s there, or do they actually go out and buy a TV because of the smart features? I’d much rather have a separate device (and do) than use the built in smart features. I would greatly prefer to buy a TV with no smart features and just continue using my AppleTV than have to buy a new TV every time the built in system stopped getting updates.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

Upgraded my £200 dumb LCD to a £1000 OLED 3 years ago. My wife much prefers the simplicity and reliability of the TV remote and inbuilt smart features over separate devices. It's all personal preference

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

We were that way as well for a few years. Then the updates cause the sluggishness of the internal processor to become apparent… and then the updates stop completely. An internal smart system can’t be upgraded, external ones can. Not to mention that the HDMI spec will auto start the TVs and put it to the right input automatically when you turn in a connected device.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

There was a time when people were buying the smart TV because Netflix and Apple were then apps on the TV and used the same remote.

But the apps are old and crunchy, the tv shovels ads at you, and the steamers are no longer offering the value required to make smart TVs a prime consolidation target.

I am looking forward to the contraction of the market and a shift back to "just a TV with 4 HDMIs" models. No tuners even.