The curious case of a living room screen making Windows' Settings app disappear.

The curious case of a living room screen making Windows’ Settings app disappear.

  • @[email protected]English
    32•24 days ago

    Never connect a smart TV to the internet. Always buy them from a store with a good return policy. If it doesn’t work without an internet connection, then return it.

    • circuitfarmerEnglish
      5•24 days ago

      I’ve had the same early smart TV for about ten years now. The greatest thing that happened to it was the WiFi dying. I suspect I wouldn’t have it anymore if that weren’t the case.

      It’s a 42" Samsung if anyone is curious, and the WiFi just… Stopped working.

      • @[email protected]English
        4•24 days ago

        I don’t think I would ever buy a Samsung TV knowing what I do about them now. Not sure I would ever buy a smart TV at all.

        • circuitfarmerEnglish
          4•24 days ago

          I wouldn’t either. Dumb TVs are getting harder and harder to find though.

  • RentlarEnglish
    11•24 days ago

    Culprit 1: Stupid TV that has no business connecting to the internet, but if it must, definitely not like that.

    Culprit 2: Windows’ behaving stupidly where so many things break because of how it handles other devices on the network.

  • Blaster MEnglish
    4•24 days ago

    If you need to use the Smart TV, setup a vlan on your network, or connect the tv to the guest wifi.