[fvv]

talking about E-Waste , why modern tv doesn't have external device for the soc ? why I have to bypass the slow tv using a firestick , but the tv anyway become obsolete,

but the tv anyway becomes obsolete, and lacking security updates also potentially a danger for my home network and for the internet in general? in addition to losing some essential functions that only the soc integrated in the tv system can provide? would it have been enough to move the computational part containing the cpu, the memory and the sw on an external hw so as to be able to swap it (proprietary or not, but at least upgradable!)

[beAbU]

What's the difference between a TV with built in shit smarts and a plugged in firestick, and a TV with no built in smarts and a plugged in firestick?

In the former you get subsidized hardware so the TV is cheaper, in the latter you don't so the hardware is much more expensive.

My TV got a Chromecast on day one out of the box. I have never used it's smart settings, it's never been connected to any network, and it never will be connected to any network. It's remote is in a box or drawer somewhere, never used. I use the Chromecast's little cute remote as it has all the functions I need.

As long as a TV has an HDMI connection, and I can connect my external media box, I will never ever ever use the onboard smarts, but I will definitely continue using the subsidized hardware.

[rbanffy]

> and it never will be connected to any network

That you know of. It might still connect through other TVs in the vicinity using hidden access points, and reach the internet through those for automatic updates and telemetry and, of course, malware.

[dangus]

I’m confused by this, just turn the network off on your TV and use the external device.

There aren’t any essentially functions of a TV that require a network connection.

My smart TV is only connected to the network to upgrade the firmware, and the moment firmware upgrades stop coming out I’m not going to connect it anymore.

[fvv]

even disconnected from the network, however I have to buy an external device to bypass some functions ( which is a non optimal workaround ),

however the bugs are not solved, however the TV remains very slow and I do not even have the courage to do a reset of the TV sw because I do not know if I could reinstall the sw to a recent version (or it would remain with the first factory beta because the updates are deprecated anyway), it is a 7 year old 65" Sony Bravia for example (led, 4k, i'm good with video/audio I don't want to change it but i'm almost forced to.. ) , the menus are very slow, some recording and playback functions of content from the line crash (since the latest updates) and I often have to restart it.... all for a non-replaceable integrated soc of $50

[scarface_74]

You want to replace the shit smarts in a TV with a slow underpowered Firestick?