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This is a fun little project, and I am happy it got posted. I have to laugh a little, though, considering that many of my clients have started asking for unsma

This is a fun little project, and I am happy it got posted. I have to laugh a little, though, considering that many of my clients have started asking for unsmart, just-a-display units!

deviantfero 5y ago
Personally I think there's possibly an intersection of people who want a "dumb" tv and people who would do something similar to this, I for example, would love to have a "dumb" tv and just hook up one of those firestick/chromecast/other-product dongles into one of the available HDMI ports. I really see no point in having an integrated computer in my TV that's just gonna be stop being supported a couple of years down the road, might as well have that part be detachable for when it becomes obsolete, I'd just buy a new one, the display would still be good.
- salamandersauce 5y ago
  I do this with a PC monitor and some powered bookshelf speakers. Works pretty well since I live in a tiny place and have no room for a TV and PC setup. You can even get 40" ones these days. They do lack some TV features like I wish it had an optical out. Mine has a headphone out but the DAC makes everything sound like turds. A cheap HDMI switch solved that issue though.
Ballu 5y ago
I used my CRT for long time as smart TV. First Gen Roku had analog outputs. :)
Sophistifunk 5y ago
I'm clinging to a cheap PoS TV that has bad pixels and a blurry smear in the panel, just because it's big, not-smart, and only 1080p. I don't need 4k, although I have nothing against it per se, and I like the fact it usually means better FPS in games. But I don't want a bunch of "smart" stuff constantly getting in the way of what I want my tv to do, which is show the pictures being piped in by devices I actually trust.
0x0EB0DA10 5y ago
You know that moment when TV started getting too smart that it displayed ads when changing volume, or whatnot. Or even connect itself to open WiFi network.

This is a fun little project, and I am happy it got posted. I have to laugh a little, though, considering that many of my clients have started asking for unsmart, just-a-display units!

deviantfero 5y ago

Personally I think there's possibly an intersection of people who want a "dumb" tv and people who would do something similar to this, I for example, would love to have a "dumb" tv and just hook up one of those firestick/chromecast/other-product dongles into one of the available HDMI ports. I really see no point in having an integrated computer in my TV that's just gonna be stop being supported a couple of years down the road, might as well have that part be detachable for when it becomes obsolete, I'd just buy a new one, the display would still be good.

salamandersauce 5y ago
I do this with a PC monitor and some powered bookshelf speakers. Works pretty well since I live in a tiny place and have no room for a TV and PC setup. You can even get 40" ones these days. They do lack some TV features like I wish it had an optical out. Mine has a headphone out but the DAC makes everything sound like turds. A cheap HDMI switch solved that issue though.

Ballu 5y ago

I used my CRT for long time as smart TV. First Gen Roku had analog outputs. :)

Sophistifunk 5y ago

I'm clinging to a cheap PoS TV that has bad pixels and a blurry smear in the panel, just because it's big, not-smart, and only 1080p. I don't need 4k, although I have nothing against it per se, and I like the fact it usually means better FPS in games. But I don't want a bunch of "smart" stuff constantly getting in the way of what I want my tv to do, which is show the pictures being piped in by devices I actually trust.

0x0EB0DA10 5y ago

You know that moment when TV started getting too smart that it displayed ads when changing volume, or whatnot. Or even connect itself to open WiFi network.