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 sabreW4K3   ( @sabreW4K3@lazysoci.al )  to Technology · 11 months ago

5 bizarre AI TV features that simply shouldn't exist

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5 bizarre AI TV features that simply shouldn't exist

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 sabreW4K3   ( @sabreW4K3@lazysoci.al )  to Technology · 11 months ago
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  •  cmnybo   ( @cmnybo@discuss.tchncs.de ) 
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    TVs that do anything more than displaying a signal exactly as it’s input shouldn’t exist.

    •  Alice   ( @Alice@beehaw.org ) 
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      I at least like audio with the display.

      •  Midnitte   ( @Midnitte@beehaw.org ) 
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        Instructions unclear, TVs now display audio via AI — Samsung

    •  Dave.   ( @dgriffith@aussie.zone ) 
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      TVs that do anything more than displaying a signal exactly as it’s input shouldn’t exist.

      Some of that input could do with a bit of tweaking though.

      I wouldn’t mind if the TV was able to do things with the audio track, like remove background music, or lift the volume of people speaking, or erase laugh tracks/live audience hooting& hollering.

      There’s probably similar manipulation that you could do on the video side (eventually, once TVs stop getting the worst processors ever, not here and now). Imagine a prompt that says “Airbrush every recognisable brand name on-screen so that it blends with the background”.

      I seriously doubt if any major manufacturer would do that kind of thing though, so better get working on jailbreaking those TVs.

      •  Kichae   ( @Kichae@lemmy.ca ) 
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        Sorry, the best we can do is always showing you subtitles by default, and not letting you permanently change that.

        •  Dave.   ( @dgriffith@aussie.zone ) 
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          Yeah it’s steadily getting enshittified.

          I used to have a mythtv box that I’d built , like, 15 years ago and it was pretty good. For a while there TV UIs were adequate enough that I didn’t need it, but it seems that maybe it’s time to build another one.

      •  Dnb   ( @Dnb@lemmy.dbzer0.com ) 
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        Instructions unclear. Added Starbucks coffee to every season of game of thrones

    •  DdCno1   ( @DdCno1@beehaw.org ) 
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      What you’re asking for is a monitor, not a TV. The last TV I’ve seen that is this limited still had a picture tube - and it wasn’t even the last CRT TV I’ve used (we actually had a very late one with HDMI). Regardless of how silly AI features are, there’s a middle ground.

      •  yozul   ( @yozul@beehaw.org ) 
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    •  Summzashi   ( @Summzashi@lemmy.one ) 
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      Nvidia’s AI upscaler is pretty dope though. I wouldn’t mind seeing that fleshed out more.

      •  DdCno1   ( @DdCno1@beehaw.org ) 
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        Yup. One of several reasons why the Shield TV Pro is still the best streaming box. Using a smart TV after having gotten used to this device is painful.

  •  smeg   ( @smeg@feddit.uk ) 
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    TL;DR:

    1. Using AI to ask your TV questions
    2. Spatial 3D sound
    3. Integrate your calendar with your TV
    4. AI Energy Mode
    5. AI picture upscaling

    Not just a pointless “AI bad” article, actually some decent (though very brief) points

    •  f4f4f4f4f4f4f4f4   ( @f4f4f4f4f4f4f4f4@sopuli.xyz ) 
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      1. AI Energy Mode

      It suddenly needs a gigawatt datacenter to do its job?

      •  smeg   ( @smeg@feddit.uk ) 
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        AI has become a meaningless buzzword you can apply to anything, so no

    •  Norah (pup/it/she)   ( @princessnorah@lemmy.blahaj.zone ) 
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      I was confused by the “Spatial 3D sound” one, because spatial audio is genuinely pretty awesome. But yeah, the whole head tracking thing is basically useless and I immediately disable it when I can.

      •  burgersc12   ( @burgersc12@mander.xyz ) 
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        Spatial audio is a scam unless you have some really nice equipment

        •  Norah (pup/it/she)   ( @princessnorah@lemmy.blahaj.zone ) 
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          I dunno, I think it sounds good listening to Dolby Atmos with my AirPods.

          •  burgersc12   ( @burgersc12@mander.xyz ) 
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            Really? I never noticed any significant improvement, but I usually don’t have Atmos enabled.

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