Asklemmy

43328 readers

940 users here now

A loosely moderated place to ask open-ended questions

Search asklemmy 🔍

If your post meets the following criteria, it's welcome here!

Open-ended question
Not offensive: at this point, we do not have the bandwidth to moderate overtly political discussions. Assume best intent and be excellent to each other.
Not regarding using or support for Lemmy: context, see the list of support communities and tools for finding communities below
Not ad nauseam inducing: please make sure it is a question that would be new to most members
An actual topic of discussion

Looking for support?

Looking for a community?

Lemmyverse: community search
sub.rehab: maps old subreddits to fediverse options, marks official as such
!lemmy411@lemmy.ca: a community for finding communities

~Icon~ ~by~ ~@Double_A@discuss.tchncs.de~

founded 5 years ago

MODERATORS

255

What's Some Tech That Was Better Than It Is Now? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 2 months ago by wuphysics87@lemmy.ml to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

326 comments fedilink hide all child comments

When you connect a new device to a 'smart' tv, you must pay homage to the manufacturer with a ritualistic dance. Plugging and unplugging the device. Turning them on and off in the correct sequence like entering a konami code.

Every time you want to switch devices, the tv must scan for them. And god forbid you lose power, or unplug something. You are granted the delight experience of doing it all over again.

I have fond memories of the days of just plugging something in, and pressing the input button. Instant gratification. It was a simpler time.

What is some other tech that used to be better?

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments

[–] slacktoid@lemmy.ml 18 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Spend some money get an rpi or those cheapish intel boxes with an N95 or N100 processors. Install Kodi. Use smart TV as dumb TV!

[–] wuphysics87@lemmy.ml 10 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Thanks. I'll look into it, but tvs are one of those things I expect to 'just work'. I swear my toaster is probably next 😮‍💨

[–] slacktoid@lemmy.ml 6 points 2 months ago

Oh i completely understand that sentiment. I think due to enshittification i feel that its a pipedream to have things work as intended unless you do stupid research about the product. Maybe time to create a lemmy slice for unshittified products!

[–] mesamunefire@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I get computer monitors as tvs now. While its a tiny bit more expensive (in some cases), you get a pi and your just as good. Everything is HDMI now anyways...

[–] slacktoid@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Ooh interesting. And you get TV sized monitors? That would be kinda awesome!

[–] mesamunefire@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

To be fair, if you get a TV that has a "Hotel mode", you can un-smartify your smart tv. I have one. As long as you never plug it in via ethernet, you should be good.

[–] slacktoid@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 months ago

Ooh thats what that is. Perfect. Every tv i buy is for a hotel in my home =)

[–] mesamunefire@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Yep!

[–] slacktoid@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 months ago

Thats cool i should check that out. Thank you!!