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| Why does the average digital TV set take so long to "come on"? |
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| rdl:
My TV is three years old now. It takes about 30 seconds to boot, after that all it does is display whatever is coming out the computer's video card. It has never had an antenna or cable attached. I don't even know if those parts actually work. |
| BradC:
--- Quote from: rdl on April 13, 2018, 01:11:35 am ---My TV is three years old now. It takes about 30 seconds to boot --- End quote --- That is one of the tests the wife and I do when we go shopping for a new screen. "Can you turn it off and back on again please?". We have an LG that takes about 7 seconds and a Samsung that takes ~5. Had to sort through a load of chaff before we found units that ticked all the "requirements" boxes and had a minimal boot up time. Neither of those take any longer than my old CRT used to take to warm up. As others have said though, on channel changes you are at the mercy of the I frame. Same as CCTV. "Why does it take up to 2 seconds when I pull up that camera? It used to be instant". |
| james_s:
--- Quote from: rdl on April 13, 2018, 01:08:15 am ---I also think 70s - 90s TV was pretty good, but maybe I'm remembering through rose colored glasses. It's true though that at one time when you watched a program, that was all you saw other than commercial breaks. No logos, overlays, etc. to pollute the viewing experience. It seemed to start going down hill in the late nineties. Other than bits and pieces of a few Superbowls, I haven't watched broadcast OTA TV since 2008. I imagine it has gotten pretty bad since. --- End quote --- Well the fact that I have loads of 60s-90s TV content on hand confirms that there was plenty of good content back then, before the "reality" cancer took over every channel. It's the logo overlays that really ruined it for me though, I remember being annoyed at it when a few channels started showing logos for a bit after commercials, then at some point that cancer spread to *every* channel and they're displayed *constantly* which makes the content absolutely unwatchable to me. It's like a blob of something on the screen that I can't clean off. Then the ones that are solid colored, animated, or things that make sounds, wtf are network executives smoking? Then they act surprised that viewers are fleeing in droves. I can buy a series on DVD and watch it whenever I want, free of logos and commercials. The younger generation now has an expectation to watch what they want, when they want, and know little else. |
| Teledog:
The TVs for the last X years have been "Green" & energy efficient, etc. etc. Mandated by the government (along with RoHS built in obsolescence, but that's another topic) The old "instant on" were always drawing power, which the powers that be do not care for. My opinion? If I'm paying $$ for my power/water/resources, then the decision should be left up to me? But again, 98% of people have no clue as to how their appliances/automobiles/toilet/etc. operate..so, ..legislation is typically mandated down to the least common denominator /end politico rant |
| Bud:
Netflix app takes about 30 sec to load. Makes me :rant: |
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