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These displays exist now. "Digital Information Displays". Example search here: https://www.cdw.com/Search/computer-monitors-displays/large-format-displays/?w=U

by lbotos 6y ago

These displays exist now. "Digital Information Displays". Example search here: https://www.cdw.com/Search/computer-monitors-displays/large-format-displays/?w=UB&key=large+format+displays&enkwrd=large+format+displays&akr=0&filter=af_television_diagonal_class_ub_bin_ss%3a(%223%7c50%26quot%3b+-+59%26quot%3b%22)&ln=0 https://www.cdw.com/Search/computer-monitors-displays/large-... Looks like you can't check out without an account, but I'm sure you could find a shop that would sell you one. Here is a basic one: https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1242029-REG/samsung_32_dc32e_full_hd_smart.html/overview https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1242029-REG/samsung_3... It looks like since I last checked the "smart" is creeping in, but these are designed to "accept input, and display it" so it's as close as we can get without custom manufacturing.

randallsquared 6y ago
If I understand correctly that these are all roughly comparable TVs as far as the viewing is concerned, the comparison at https://www.bestbuy.com/site/compare?skus=6406418,6325571,6401719 https://www.bestbuy.com/site/compare?skus=6406418,6325571,64... really highlights that the smart features subsidize the TV!
reaperducer 6y ago
Thanks for the link. They're not nearly as expensive as I thought they'd be. A Samsung at 55 inches for $600 is perfect for my needs. So much for the lie about TVs need ads to keep the price reasonable.
AndrewUnmuted 6y ago
These kinds of displays are not really calibrated to present television and cinema video content. Watching long-form visual media on these kinds of displays could be a frustrating experience - at least, these have been my prior results.
- foresto 6y ago
  Is there any reason that this wouldn't be solved by spending an hour with a colorimeter? Do these displays not expose any calibration controls?
- fock 6y ago
  though if you just compare specs and ad-copy, you can just get a one designed for indoors and control room applications. Which behaves like a typical TV priced around 20-30% below. At least this seems true for the samsung lineup, which roughly looked like "cheapest option (for sure not worse than their awful 350$ TVs) < 24/7, medium brightness (got that and it's super nice in a bright living room, also non "calibration" issues ) < high end, QLED" - this mirrors their "normal" lineup very closely and I think economies of scale dictate that they won't use custom panels (as indicated by their yearly update of this bland, simple to understand lineup) so I guess these won't be any worse than what you get in a TV. Backlights are obviously not tuned for super-highend-HDR, but I don't think people here complaining about ads are in the market for that and full sRGB is pretty ok on a device which just works (no banding, no ads, no "image-improvement" algos in the background).

by lbotos 6y ago

randallsquared 6y ago

If I understand correctly that these are all roughly comparable TVs as far as the viewing is concerned, the comparison at https://www.bestbuy.com/site/compare?skus=6406418,6325571,6401719 https://www.bestbuy.com/site/compare?skus=6406418,6325571,64... really highlights that the smart features subsidize the TV!

reaperducer 6y ago

Thanks for the link. They're not nearly as expensive as I thought they'd be. A Samsung at 55 inches for $600 is perfect for my needs. So much for the lie about TVs need ads to keep the price reasonable.

AndrewUnmuted 6y ago

These kinds of displays are not really calibrated to present television and cinema video content. Watching long-form visual media on these kinds of displays could be a frustrating experience - at least, these have been my prior results.

foresto 6y ago
Is there any reason that this wouldn't be solved by spending an hour with a colorimeter? Do these displays not expose any calibration controls?
fock 6y ago
though if you just compare specs and ad-copy, you can just get a one designed for indoors and control room applications. Which behaves like a typical TV priced around 20-30% below. At least this seems true for the samsung lineup, which roughly looked like "cheapest option (for sure not worse than their awful 350$ TVs) < 24/7, medium brightness (got that and it's super nice in a bright living room, also non "calibration" issues ) < high end, QLED" - this mirrors their "normal" lineup very closely and I think economies of scale dictate that they won't use custom panels (as indicated by their yearly update of this bland, simple to understand lineup) so I guess these won't be any worse than what you get in a TV. Backlights are obviously not tuned for super-highend-HDR, but I don't think people here complaining about ads are in the market for that and full sRGB is pretty ok on a device which just works (no banding, no ads, no "image-improvement" algos in the background).