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It. Is. Never. Enough.

You paid hundreds of dollars for a new monitor, but it doesn't matter. More ads, more profits.

I hate it.

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[–] Wild_Mastic@lemmy.world 51 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (3 children)

Wow, this is useless!

Seriously, who the hell use Netflix on a monitor when you have a literal pc connected to it that is way better.

[–] cron@feddit.org 29 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

Maybe because many streaming services have locked their 4k content behind some specific apps and platforms and offer lower resolutions on general desktop PCs.

[–] grue@lemmy.world 28 points 2 months ago

In other words, because abuse begets abuse.

[–] Munkisquisher@lemmy.nz 4 points 2 months ago

If it's all the same driver board, they save on complexity of having different parts. I hate it but it's true. Samsung gaming monitors now have to keep track of a remote to change settings.