[mythtv-users] OT: 4K TV. But why (yet)?

[Mike Perkins]

On 03/12/15 19:08, Kirk Bocek wrote:
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> On 12/3/2015 11:05 AM, Ben Kamen wrote:
>> On 2015-12-03 12:53 PM, John Marshall wrote:
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>>> Thanks, I had forgotten/missed those but it's probably a given they all do.  Vizio has the added
>>> problem that firmware updates are not manual - the TV has to be connected to the internet and
>>> will at some point download the update.  I don't know about LG but I think Samsung supports USB
>>> updates, so at least the TV could be forever isolated, but I still don't like it.  An off-brand
>>> dumb monitor shipped from Korea is sounding more appealing
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>> I'm not a fan either.
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>> There's always putting the TV on a static IP and then blocking all its traffic to the internet
>> until you need an update.
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> Or, like with the smart TV we just bought, not configuring the network features at all. It's just
> attached via HDMI to my Myth frontend device and that's it. No need for anything else.
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You do know that HDMI cables can carry Ethernet signals under certain situations? :)

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Mike Perkins