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Love being interrupted when my monitor asks me to accept user agreements

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373 points h2odragon | 1 comments | 19 Oct 24 17:27 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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sxp ◴[19 Oct 24 20:11 UTC] No.41890410[source]▶
It appears to be this line of Smart Monitors: https://www.lg.com/us/smart-monitors

Why the fuck would anyone buy a "smart monitor" that is hooked up to a computer? Are they too incompetent to directly watch Netflix/Prime/etc on the computer? What is LG's target audience here?

I'm guessing snwy_me got the monitor from someone else and forgot to factory reset it and disable WiFi.

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1. freetime2 ◴[19 Oct 24 22:08 UTC] No.41891154[source]▶
I have a similar monitor from LG. I pair it with a MacBook, and there are times when the MacBook isn’t connected, but I still want to watch Netflix. Or even when the MacBook is connected, if I’m not at my desk it’s easier to control with the remote. It actually sees more use as a standalone streaming device than as a monitor.

I think smart monitors are convenient multi-purpose displays and make a lot of sense for home use. Not so much for office use like in the source tweet.