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Yeah, but it's pretty much impossible to find not-smart TVs. :(

by mfoy_ 8y ago

thejrk_ 8y ago
At least you can still use TV's without a network connected. For now.
kimburgess 8y ago
It comes up nearly every time this topic is discussed here, but commercial series displays are what you are looking for. Prepare to pay more, but in exchange get a display that just functions as a display.
- rocqua 8y ago
  Paying more for fewer features doesn't make sense though. I'm also guessing the commercial displays also are tuned more for endurance and less for quality.
  - 6nf 8y ago
    Ads are not a feature
  - eudora 8y ago
    My Android TV has more features, like the feature where I have to wait a full second for it to respond to pushing the volume up button. (or, there's benefits to having a non-"smart" tv)
  - porphyrogene 8y ago
    The pricing makes sense. Demand dictates price, not features. Products catering to a smaller market tend to cost more, especially if you are buying individual units from a supplier who usually sells in bulk. LG's IT line[1] is not unreasonable in terms of pricing, especially if the purchaser is also paying the electric bill, demands long-lasting color accuracy or otherwise wants a purpose-built solution. I have not used one and I don't know if budget display manufacturers like TCL and Vizio have comparable products. 1. https://www.lg.com/us/business/commercial-display/it-products https://www.lg.com/us/business/commercial-display/it-product...
    - ric2b 8y ago
      > The pricing makes sense. Demand dictates price, not features. Sure, but lower demand would usually mean lower price, unless the consumers are willing to pay extra for something that other products are missing. In this case, I'm not sure what the other products are missing in comparison, but I'm also not familiar with these TV's.
  - lostlogin 8y ago
    It does when you don’t get adverts built in.
jperras 8y ago
It's not for everyone, but projectors are mostly bereft of "smart" features. You plug in input sources, and that's it.
ObsoleteNerd 8y ago
All I want is a 65-75" 4K panel with 1 HDMI in and that's it. I'll handle the sources and switching and audio myself. We've had Sony, Samsung, and LG Smart TVs over the last few years and all were slow, annoying, and all round shitty experiences. I barely use my TV now because I hate waiting for it to "start up" (Sony with Android TV.. "Please Wait" for what seems like forever before you can do ANYTHING on it).

Yeah, but it's pretty much impossible to find not-smart TVs. :(

by mfoy_ 8y ago

Yeah, but it's pretty much impossible to find not-smart TVs. :(

thejrk_ 8y ago

At least you can still use TV's without a network connected. For now.

kimburgess 8y ago

It comes up nearly every time this topic is discussed here, but commercial series displays are what you are looking for. Prepare to pay more, but in exchange get a display that just functions as a display.

rocqua 8y ago
Paying more for fewer features doesn't make sense though. I'm also guessing the commercial displays also are tuned more for endurance and less for quality.
- 6nf 8y ago
  Ads are not a feature
- eudora 8y ago
  My Android TV has more features, like the feature where I have to wait a full second for it to respond to pushing the volume up button. (or, there's benefits to having a non-"smart" tv)
- porphyrogene 8y ago
  The pricing makes sense. Demand dictates price, not features. Products catering to a smaller market tend to cost more, especially if you are buying individual units from a supplier who usually sells in bulk. LG's IT line[1] is not unreasonable in terms of pricing, especially if the purchaser is also paying the electric bill, demands long-lasting color accuracy or otherwise wants a purpose-built solution. I have not used one and I don't know if budget display manufacturers like TCL and Vizio have comparable products. 1. https://www.lg.com/us/business/commercial-display/it-products https://www.lg.com/us/business/commercial-display/it-product...
  - ric2b 8y ago
    > The pricing makes sense. Demand dictates price, not features. Sure, but lower demand would usually mean lower price, unless the consumers are willing to pay extra for something that other products are missing. In this case, I'm not sure what the other products are missing in comparison, but I'm also not familiar with these TV's.
- lostlogin 8y ago
  It does when you don’t get adverts built in.

jperras 8y ago

It's not for everyone, but projectors are mostly bereft of "smart" features. You plug in input sources, and that's it.

ObsoleteNerd 8y ago

All I want is a 65-75" 4K panel with 1 HDMI in and that's it. I'll handle the sources and switching and audio myself. We've had Sony, Samsung, and LG Smart TVs over the last few years and all were slow, annoying, and all round shitty experiences. I barely use my TV now because I hate waiting for it to "start up" (Sony with Android TV.. "Please Wait" for what seems like forever before you can do ANYTHING on it).