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1. Woggy's Zeonic Frolicks (washedoutgundampilot@poa.st)'s status on Friday, 05-Jan-2024 11:51:21 JST Woggy's Zeonic Frolicks

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   • djsumdog
   • Narada

   @djsumdog @narada It's because they use the TV as background noise while they scroll, with a smaller portion being enraptured by MOOOOOOVIESSSSSSS when they finish work. Most of the time they just want something to autoplay without too much intervention, and normal TV channels are all shoddy adverts, low-quality picture, and boring programming.

   • djsumdog (djsumdog@djsumdog.com)'s status on Friday, 05-Jan-2024 11:51:22 JST djsumdog

     • Narada
     I don't understand hooking up TVs to the Internet. What a terrible idea. I've heard all the streaming sites/sticks have a shit ton of weird HDCP 1/2/2.2 loops you have to jump though to get 4k/UHD/multi-channel audio. I've never used a paid streaming service ever. I just torrent everything so I know what I'm getting (2160p or 1080p or HDR or DTS or TrueHD .. it's all right there in the description, 99% will play correctly with VLC on Win 10 .. would use Linux but no Wayland composer or X11 build has HDR support yet, except for the very specific LiberELEC+Kodi+Pi4 for some weird reason).
     
     I really enjoy movies on my OLED+surround system. But most people just watch shit on their phones or tablets now .. and honestly if the movie isn't any good (e.g a Marvel movie released in the past 4 years), the best setup in the world isn't going to make it less boring.