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The non-smart 4k tv's exist and can be found for relatively inexpensive prices. I just got one, an off brand Technicolor TC5580-UHD.

Johnny555 9y ago
And, which make/model is it?
- beached_whale 9y ago
  It's a technicolor tc5580-uhd. Not expensive at all. It's the same company as curtis and rca.
  - kentlyons 9y ago
    Having worked at Technicolor a while, they just licenses the brands to 3rd party OEMs. So the hardware is not from the same company.
    - beached_whale 9y ago
      I know, but it did what I wanted and didn't cost a lot($399CDN minus store points). Picture is acceptable too.
teh_klev 9y ago
Where did you find one?
- beached_whale 9y ago
  On sale at Shoppers Drug mart in Canada. But Costco sells models like it too
dawnerd 9y ago
I’ve only been able to find industrial ones designed for applications such as theme parks where they’re basically in kiosk mode. Also not cheap.
saganus 9y ago
Could you offer a brand/model or some link? I also haven't been able to find a decent non-smart tv to no avail :(
0xcde4c3db 9y ago
That particular model number is apparently exclusive to Shoppers Drug Mart (store-exclusive model numbers are a pretty common problem; in many cases the actual difference from a "standard" model is something trivial like a slightly different remote or bezel). There's an interesting forum thread about the overall product family / platform / whatever [1]. https://forums.redflagdeals.com/rca-haier-avera-fluid-sylvania-technicolor-proscan-49-55-65-uhd-4k-tv-owners-thread-2069609/ https://forums.redflagdeals.com/rca-haier-avera-fluid-sylvan...
- beached_whale 9y ago
  Optimum points are really nice for stuff like this. Just hold onto them until something nice shows up. It would be very interesting if some details of the FW came out. Not going to reverse engineer my new TV but the service menu gives me the feels of something that is very customizable.

Johnny555 9y ago

And, which make/model is it?

beached_whale 9y ago
It's a technicolor tc5580-uhd. Not expensive at all. It's the same company as curtis and rca.
- kentlyons 9y ago
  Having worked at Technicolor a while, they just licenses the brands to 3rd party OEMs. So the hardware is not from the same company.
  - beached_whale 9y ago
    I know, but it did what I wanted and didn't cost a lot($399CDN minus store points). Picture is acceptable too.

teh_klev 9y ago

Where did you find one?

beached_whale 9y ago
On sale at Shoppers Drug mart in Canada. But Costco sells models like it too

dawnerd 9y ago

I’ve only been able to find industrial ones designed for applications such as theme parks where they’re basically in kiosk mode. Also not cheap.

saganus 9y ago

Could you offer a brand/model or some link? I also haven't been able to find a decent non-smart tv to no avail :(

0xcde4c3db 9y ago

That particular model number is apparently exclusive to Shoppers Drug Mart (store-exclusive model numbers are a pretty common problem; in many cases the actual difference from a "standard" model is something trivial like a slightly different remote or bezel). There's an interesting forum thread about the overall product family / platform / whatever [1]. https://forums.redflagdeals.com/rca-haier-avera-fluid-sylvania-technicolor-proscan-49-55-65-uhd-4k-tv-owners-thread-2069609/ https://forums.redflagdeals.com/rca-haier-avera-fluid-sylvan...

beached_whale 9y ago
Optimum points are really nice for stuff like this. Just hold onto them until something nice shows up. It would be very interesting if some details of the FW came out. Not going to reverse engineer my new TV but the service menu gives me the feels of something that is very customizable.