DaleGribble88

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I've been searching online between comment responses looking for actually useful recommendations. It looks like Sceptre or LG are going to be good starting points. Between the two website, I'm leaning pretty heavily towards the Sceptre. I'm excited to here more from the person posting about the professional/commercial AV displays.

Hmm, yes, I agree! Totally agree on this. No argument. I'm curious though - what TV would that be? What TV can someone buy today that doesn't require an initial setup process that requires an agreement to certain terms and conditions prior to use?

Not trying to be hostile towards you in particular. I'm feeling frustrated with this answer because I am seeing it a lot (both online and in online searches right now), but I'm having some difficulty finding it actually useful advice. Many devices are setup from the factory to not allow use until agreeing to certain terms and conditions that must be agreed to before using the TV. I need to know which TVs - if any - do not require this. It is surprisingly difficult! I feel frustrated with this answer because it feels reductive & dismissive of the actual problem.

Again, nothing against you in particular. I'm just frustrated with this - seemingly reasonable but not actually applicable based on what I have been able to research online so far - answer.

I think that I'm about to sold on LG TVs. Do you need to agree to any terms of service for initial setup? Additionally, do you have to navigate menus on startup to get to the streaming device? If so, that is ok, but very annoying if I can't set it up to start on a particular input on power up.

I'm pretty sure that you cannot use a roku-enabled device for any purpose until you agree to their terms of service, which just puts me back into the same boat.

Do you have any recommendations for actual dumb TVs?

Potentially - but I'd prefer not to do a factory reset. I was/am happy to use the services that I was already using and paying for that were not affiliated with Roku. A factory reset would remove access to those 3rd party services.

Besides that, I'm pretty sure that you cannot use a roku-enabled device for any purpose until you agree to their terms of service, which just puts me back into the same boat.

Do you have any recommendations for dumb TVs?

Almost certainly - but that is what I agreed to when I bought the TV.

Like I said in the post, I'd much prefer dumb TVs, but they I can't really find them anymore. Best I can do is buy a smart TV that'd won't let you do anything (including selecting inputs) until you connect it to the internet, agree to their horrible anti-consumer licensing agreement. Only then to open up a different smart device product that will still steal my data and force me to give up my legal right to a class action? The current system is scam.

Do you have any recommendations for dumb TVs?

The neck's heel joint looks cool. Congrats on the new gear! I hope that it will serve you well for years to come.

Stainless steel is definitely a new one for me. I'll need to try one out if I ever get the opportunity. How do they make you play different?

On the flip side, the font caught my eye and made me want to read what it said.

Which then took 5 minutes because I couldn't easily read what it said. But still, good marketing of a comment

These seem super well suited to "proper technique," where you pinch the pick between your index finger and your thumb. I'm largely self-taught, so I hold my pick in a kinda weird compared to other players that I know. It makes me think this style of pick would be uncomfortable for me. I grip the pick with my thumb, index, and middle finger like a claw grab machine, then adjust the tension on the pick curve it around my thumb using my index and middle finger.

Yeah! Here, no one gets paid when someone else wants to profit off of all the free user generated content. Wait, what was our goal again?

I'll try to avoid any major spoilers, but a callback to Enterprise in Strange New Worlds explains why the old dates are wrong/inconsistent.