I see posts talking about good BIFL items but I don’t hear much about the other side of products that are bad or products you bought but don’t even use.

  • tetris11@lemmy.ml
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    10 months ago

    New appliances make me genuinely tremble. I haven’t bought a TV in a decade or two, but I might need to buy one soon and the “options available” right now sound nightmarish, similar to your car situation.

    I’m all for smart devices, as long as I can flash them. If it needs software I don’t control – no thank you

    • Ashe@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      10 months ago

      Don’t let the TV see a network and use a Chromecast. It makes life so much easier than any of the integrated trash

      • red_pigeon@lemm.ee
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        10 months ago

        And if you have to go the other way, please only buy pure Android TVs and not those fancy Web OS craps. There are lots of side loaded app freedom on pure Android TVs.