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LG to offer subscriptions for already purchased appliances and televisions, evolving into a provider for “Home as a Service” (www.theregister.com)
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LG to offer subscriptions for already purchased appliances and televisions, evolving into a provider for “Home as a Service”::Subscription fatigue is a thing and regulators are circling, but Korean giant reckons you're ready to cough up after buying hardware

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[–] vinceman@lemmy.blahaj.zone 37 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Commenting from an LG phone (last one produced) next to an LG tv. Will never purchase another one of their products in my life, even before this article.

[–] LaunchesKayaks@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago (4 children)

I have a dumb LG TV and idek how I'll replace it when it's finished. Do they even sell dumb TV's anymore?

[–] ours@lemmy.film 11 points 1 year ago (2 children)

You have to buy a "smart tv", never connect it to wifi and plug a proper media device to it.

[–] LaunchesKayaks@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Are there really only smart tvs nowM

[–] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Search for the ones that are meant for retail use. I don't recall what they're called, but that class of tvs will get you a decent dumb tv.

[–] Nioxic@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Do they even have good image quality?

[–] rmuk 1 points 1 year ago

Digital signage? They're basically monitors but often have a basic onboard OS like Android for running DS apps, but like you said they're otherwise a dumb TV without the aerial port.

[–] vinceman@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 1 year ago

What I've done.

[–] Evil_incarnate@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago

I have a dumb tv now, I plan to replace it with a computer monitor. Sound and video go through my reciever already, which sends the video to my tv. Chromecast and a rpi to do any smart things.

[–] LiquorFan@pathfinder.social 2 points 1 year ago

I think those are called "commercial displays" now.

[–] ChemicalSlippers@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Don't buy LG?

[–] LaunchesKayaks@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

I don't plan on it after my current TV goes. This one was given to me when my parents got a new TV.