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.
Instead of paying for heat, sometimes I just wear warm clothing all day.
Every time you buy a Big Mac, set one ingredient aside. Then at the end of the week you have a free Big Mac. And you love it even more, because you made it with your own hands.
I haven’t used this advice myself yet, I stole it from Kevin
Let’s start this off. I looked at some business displays as a replacement for a tv. They do the job, but generally don’t have great sound, so I need to buy soundbars as well. My old Panasonic 50’ is great, and I don’t mind the power draw. Will miss it when it’s gone.
Bluetooth speaker? No! Homemade PVC pipe passive amp? Yes!
For your car het yourself a cassette player dock and a Sony walkman. Don’t worry about the skipping, scratched CDs, limited data storage, shaky connection, inability to change the library at will, it’s much easier and more convenient than keeping a Bluetooth connection from your phone to your player working.
I used to have one of those cassette adapters to use with mp3 players. They’d work great with headphone jacks. Pity few phones still have those these days.
I rebought my old Walkman for nostalgia WM-FX415, which, according to current reviews, was a decent model.
A little more techy, I’m currently looking at this portable CD player that has Bluetooth and FM transmit. It’s showing as sold out though.
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.
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.
