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

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373 points h2odragon | 2 comments | 19 Oct 24 17:27 UTC | HN request time: 0.428s | source
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tzs ◴[19 Oct 24 20:40 UTC] No.41890618[source]▶
A particularly annoying aspect of monitor makers blurring the distinction between monitors and TVs that I hit with my Samsung S9 5K is that my Samsung TV remote can turn the monitor on/off and the monitor remote can turn the TV on/off.

Did it not occur to Samsung that people might have their computer in the same room as their television?

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mihaaly ◴[19 Oct 24 20:50 UTC] No.41890685[source]▶
I don't know, I am still processing the 'remote for a monitor' idea. Sounds like the 'remote for a car stereo' kind of thing. Is this for people with short arms perhaps?
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1. hakfoo ◴[20 Oct 24 07:16 UTC] No.41893549[source]▶
I think I saw a CRT with a little credit-card remote to make geometry changes.

There used to be desks where the monitor was sunk in somewhat in and maybe the knobs were unreachable.

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2. throw4950sh06 ◴[20 Oct 24 12:48 UTC] No.41895022[source]▶
Ah, the classic corner desk, the only way to not have your head permanently fixed to left/right side.