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They’re hard to look up but you need to check “commercial” series. I bought a 55” 4k LG dumb tv a year ago and I’m quite happy with it. Simple remote, no hassle

by nfoz 8y ago

They’re hard to look up but you need to check “commercial” series. I bought a 55” 4k LG dumb tv a year ago and I’m quite happy with it. Simple remote, no hassle. The downsides are that it only has two HDMI inputs and afaik no antenna for over-the-air channels. Also it doesn’t do HDR and I don’t know if they have a “commercial series” dumb-tv that does. I’ll link you to the model when I’m back at my desktop.

mizzack 8y ago
Those are typically sold as "digital signage" and like you said do not include tuners.
- nfoz 8y ago
  Ah, found my model: https://www.lg.com/ca_en/commercial-tv/lg-55UX340C-public-display-tvs https://www.lg.com/ca_en/commercial-tv/lg-55UX340C-public-di... From lg.com you have to click the sneaky "For Business" button at the top-right. From there, it's under Products > Commercial TV > Commercial Lite. Even then, the dumb-tv options are a subset of what's shown. It's not under "digital signage". They don't make it easy for us. I was lucky enough that these products are sold to normal people at canadacomputers; I was able to pick one up in my city. YMMV.
fluxsauce 8y ago
That's a really good idea. I fairly recently ended up with a TV with a large amount of features that are just ignored because I don't ever connect it to the internet, instead relying on an Android device I have more trust in. I'd rather not have things that I don't use. I won't be buying another for quite some time but I'll keep commercial displays in mind next time or when asked for a recommendation.
TheCapn 8y ago
How was cost comparison? Did you save anything significant going with this line over a SmartTV? My future solution is to simply not plug the SmartTV into the network and if it means paying the same why not?
- VLM 8y ago
  My dumb TV boots up from power button to pix in about 2 to 3 seconds. My MiL's smart TV takes about 20-30 seconds from flipping the power strip on. So "smart" costs about ten times latency in two anecdotes of data. My MiL is very jealous of my dumb TV, no one likes a slow UI. My MiL doesn't have wifi internet; possibly the TV wastes a lot of time at boot trying to connect as punishment for people who don't allow it to spy, I don't know.
  - cptskippy 8y ago
    Smart TVs usually have a full blown operating system they have to boot. It's similar to booting a Roku, Apple TV, or your Smartphone.
- nfoz 8y ago
  I had a strong preference for a "dumb tv" and I would have paid slightly more for that, specifically so that the TV and its controls don't try to hassle me. That being said, IIRC my TV was ~$900, and at the time the most equivalent consumer smart TV was ~1050. So I figured that I saved a bit of money. But there wasn't exactly feature parity even at that price point (e.g. the Consumer tv had another HDMI input or two).

by nfoz 8y ago

mizzack 8y ago

Those are typically sold as "digital signage" and like you said do not include tuners.

nfoz 8y ago
Ah, found my model: https://www.lg.com/ca_en/commercial-tv/lg-55UX340C-public-display-tvs https://www.lg.com/ca_en/commercial-tv/lg-55UX340C-public-di... From lg.com you have to click the sneaky "For Business" button at the top-right. From there, it's under Products > Commercial TV > Commercial Lite. Even then, the dumb-tv options are a subset of what's shown. It's not under "digital signage". They don't make it easy for us. I was lucky enough that these products are sold to normal people at canadacomputers; I was able to pick one up in my city. YMMV.

fluxsauce 8y ago

That's a really good idea. I fairly recently ended up with a TV with a large amount of features that are just ignored because I don't ever connect it to the internet, instead relying on an Android device I have more trust in. I'd rather not have things that I don't use. I won't be buying another for quite some time but I'll keep commercial displays in mind next time or when asked for a recommendation.

TheCapn 8y ago

How was cost comparison? Did you save anything significant going with this line over a SmartTV? My future solution is to simply not plug the SmartTV into the network and if it means paying the same why not?

VLM 8y ago
My dumb TV boots up from power button to pix in about 2 to 3 seconds. My MiL's smart TV takes about 20-30 seconds from flipping the power strip on. So "smart" costs about ten times latency in two anecdotes of data. My MiL is very jealous of my dumb TV, no one likes a slow UI. My MiL doesn't have wifi internet; possibly the TV wastes a lot of time at boot trying to connect as punishment for people who don't allow it to spy, I don't know.
- cptskippy 8y ago
  Smart TVs usually have a full blown operating system they have to boot. It's similar to booting a Roku, Apple TV, or your Smartphone.
nfoz 8y ago
I had a strong preference for a "dumb tv" and I would have paid slightly more for that, specifically so that the TV and its controls don't try to hassle me. That being said, IIRC my TV was ~$900, and at the time the most equivalent consumer smart TV was ~1050. So I figured that I saved a bit of money. But there wasn't exactly feature parity even at that price point (e.g. the Consumer tv had another HDMI input or two).