Recommendations for dumb tech? (lemmy.world)

submitted 3 weeks ago by ChowJeeBai@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world

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Tired of my tvs no longer updating to the latest software, tired of my phone no longer connecting to my car, tired of my few years old tech being considered legacy and no longer supported. Can anyone suggest non-android, non-apple, non-AI, non-connected, non-smart 'dumb' tech you've bought that makes a difference in your life? Should be hardy enough to last maybe 20 years (my even older plasma tv is still going on strong with a beautiful tv and forward firing speakers, while my newer Samsung lcd stopped receiving updates) and just do it's job. I can live without mu ai enabled washer telling me how to wash my clothes.

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[-] jordanlund@lemmy.world 21 points 3 weeks ago

http://predictatv.com/

My current project:

TV is 23 years old.

[-] weeeeum@lemmy.world 4 points 3 weeks ago

No effin way that thing is 23 years old! Its got to be at least 60's!

[-] jordanlund@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago

It's a modern repro of a 1958 Philco Predicta. The tube and electronics are all Phillips. I spent a little extra to get Component and S-Video inputs on it. It's a full color television. :)

My plan had been to buy an original and fix it up, but the originals are FULL of paper capacitors and each one has to be replaced. :( It was actually cheaper ($2,500 counting freight) to buy the repro in 2001.

[-] ChowJeeBai@lemmy.world 4 points 3 weeks ago

Same. Ps1-ps5, media box, PC. Well done! I don't get this era of disposable tech and planned obsolescence. I get new tech, but don't understand why I need to upgrade my phone every 2-3 years so I can WhatsApp faster.

[-] ChowJeeBai@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago

Actually, forget planned. It's forced obsolescence - the hardware is perfectly fine, only they want you to update your netflix client so go and buy a new tv.

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