Recommendations for dumb tech? (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 month ago by ChowJeeBai@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world

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Tired of my tvs no longer updating to the latest software, tired of my phone no longer connecting to my car, tired of my few years old tech being considered legacy and no longer supported. Can anyone suggest non-android, non-apple, non-AI, non-connected, non-smart 'dumb' tech you've bought that makes a difference in your life? Should be hardy enough to last maybe 20 years (my even older plasma tv is still going on strong with a beautiful tv and forward firing speakers, while my newer Samsung lcd stopped receiving updates) and just do it's job. I can live without mu ai enabled washer telling me how to wash my clothes.

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[-] ChowJeeBai@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

Because I lose features I bought the tv for? I mean, if the selling point is a YouTube/ netflix/ spotify client, then 3 years down the line when the Netflix client is no longer compatible with the current service, and can't be updated because the TV's OS isn't being updated by the manufacturer any more, it means I have to buy another device, which I could have done in the beginning. So now I want a dumb tv so I can pair it with anything I want for years (HDMI will be around a lot longer than Netflix v3.x.xxxx), instead of having a tv filled with zombie apps I can't delete.

The spyware is there as long as I'm using the services. So it's not what is bothering me, though it's the common bogeyman. It's the forced obsolescence and waste.

[-] beirdobaggins@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

I had a dumb tv that I was using with a Roku streaming box. The TV became no longer supported because of the HDMI version that shipped with the TV. Roku stopped supporting certain versions of hdmi to prevent piracy.

Even if you have a "Dumb" device, newer tech may just say no.

[-] ChowJeeBai@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

Good counterpoint mate. Will have to avoid those too, then.

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