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		rosndo on April 15, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: It’s Still Stupidly, Difficult to Buy a ‘Dumb’ TV > There's no reasonable way for consumers to know how shitty the inbuilt OS/apps of a "smart TV" will become over time, or what onerous software updates the manufacturer will pump out, etc. A lot of this stuff is difficult or impossible to know even for savvy, educated people looking for a TV. You read a few TV reviews, see that LG OLEDs have been the best choice for many years. Hard to get this wrong.

Kye on April 15, 2022 [–]

This works until a fresh MBA or PE firm takes over and decides to pump and dump, and the quality craters quicker than the reputation.

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