> For my "smart tv" which I begrudgingly have to allow on my network occasionally for software updates
Why install software updates if you don’t use the “smart” features? Our smart tv has been banned from the internet for years.
Why install software updates if you don’t use the “smart” features? Our smart tv has been banned from the internet for years.
Embedded device software development quality is usually even worse than webapp software development quality.
Isn't that the one with the network speed capped at 100MB/s and no capability to stream HEVC files?
I don’t have any HEVC media so I’m not sure there, but the lack of 4K output would be a big stopper for me.
I’m also not sure about the streaming services it would support, but chances are if your running off of a Pi2, you’re sailing the seven seas for media. Will that thing even play YouTube in a browser at this point?
But my point wasn't literally to use a Raspberry Pi 2, just that you can get cheap low power devices that beat "smart TV" crap. You can of course get much more recent ARM-based boards that support all the latest HD standards etc. I don't do the hedonic treadmill, though, so I'm still happy with 1080p Blu-ray.
Smart TVs really aren't very smart and a nicely ripped 1080p Blu-ray often looks better than what the streaming services will stream you anyway.
I don't think I'd even have a TV if it were just me. Wife and kids seem to need one though, so simplicity counts. What would they do if they couldn't watch people who watch people play games?