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Why I’m disappointed with the TVs at CES 2025. TVs miss opportunity for real improvement by prioritizing corporate needs. (arstechnica.com)

submitted 21 hours ago by geese_feces@hexbear.net to c/technology@hexbear.net

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Some features that LG is introducing to high-end TVs this year seem to better serve LG’s business interests than those users' needs. Take the new remote. Formerly known as the Magic Remote, LG is calling the 2025 edition the AI Remote.

The new remote doesn’t have a dedicated button for switching input modes, as previous remotes from LG and countless other remotes do.

By overlooking other obviously helpful controls (play/pause, fast forward/rewind, and numbers) while including buttons dedicated to things like LG's free ad-supported streaming TV (FAST) channels and Amazon Alexa, LG missed an opportunity to update its remote in a way centered on how people frequently use TVs.

LG and Samsung are incorporating Microsoft’s Copilot chatbot into 2025 TVs.

Samsung, which is also adding Copilot to some of its smart monitors, said in its announcement that Copilot will help with “personalized content recommendations.” Samsung has also said that Copilot will help its TVs understand strings of commands, like increasing the volume and changing the channel.

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[–] Wheaties@hexbear.net 1 points 16 hours ago* (last edited 16 hours ago) (1 children)

stay on top of your firmware updates and that'll be sooner than latter

[–] Dessa@hexbear.net 2 points 15 hours ago* (last edited 14 hours ago)

Never update anytjing that works well without a very good known and specific reason for doing so, especially if there's not a security or critical failure reason.

Do not be tempted by additional features. If you decide to update anyway, delay it and wait to hear if complaints arise from others first.