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"Dumb" TVs don't really exist anymore, unless you get something from the very low end, but those have crap picture quality and build quality. Best option is LG
by bni 2y ago
"Dumb" TVs don't really exist anymore, unless you get something from the very low end, but those have crap picture quality and build quality.
Best option is LG OLED, never connect it to the network and set it to startup on HDMI1 always.
- 1vuio0pswjnm7 2y agoPerhaps "TV" should be in quotes as well. In many cases, e.g., where the owner does not have good reception of digital free-to-air stations, the "TV" is effectively used as a monitor used to watch video downloaded to a internet-connected computer with an HDMI port ("set-top box", small form factor SBC, etc.). Despite cheap storage there is a culture of throwing away the downloaded video and replacing the word "download" with "stream". A monitor may also be combined with a computer in the same housing, but the fundamentals are the same: monitor, computer, video downloaded via internet. To me, "smart TVs" are just a way for someone else to keep a running list of everything the owner watches.