3 ms·
> you can't buy a "dumb TV" They are sold as monitors and digital signage displays and cost a lot more than a consumer TV.
by bryanlarsen 2y ago
> you can't buy a "dumb TV"
They are sold as monitors and digital signage displays and cost a lot more than a consumer TV.
- hammock 2y agoEven on aliexpress?
- rikafurude21 2y agoEvery TV is essentially a dumb TV until you connect it to the internet. I bought a cheap TV and only use the remote to turn it on and have it connected via HDMI.
- mikepurvis 2y agoI intended on using mine that way, but honestly the built in Netflix and USB stick player are decent enough. As long as your receiver does the eARC thing it should all be fine.
- rikafurude21 2y agoIt's always the convienent features that kill privacy. Sadly you have to put in more effort if you care about privacy at all
- seanw444 2y agoConvenience and privacy are typically mutually exclusive.
- pavel_lishin 2y agoUnless it complains at you to connect it to wifi when you turn it on.
- rikafurude21 2y agoI've seen higher end Samsung TVs do this, or probably most Android TVs I'd assume.
- bombcar 2y agoVizio, so far, is quite nice in this regard, you power it on, it asks you to accept an agreement, you say no, and it says, welp, I guess I'm a dumb TV now.
- elaus 2y agoNot sure if they are a reality or just a MBA's wet dream yet: TVs with integrated eSIM to not even require WIFI for transmitting usage data and ads.
- mikepurvis 2y agoThe largest "monitor" I can see on Newegg right now is 48" diagonal: https://www.newegg.ca/lg-48gq900-b-48-uhd-120-hz-refresh-rate-ultragear-oled/p/N82E16824026323 https://www.newegg.ca/lg-48gq900-b-48-uhd-120-hz-refresh-rat... And that's an outlier— most are 27-36", with 32" being the overwhelming sweet spot. In contrast, my TV is 77" diagonal, and most people would consider 55" to be about the minimum size for a new TV at this point, outside of special applications such as the bedroom/kitchen/etc. I don't know where I'd begin to go about purchasing a 77" 4K display from a digital signage vendor.
- p_ing 2y agohttps://www.samsung.com/us/business/displays/commercial-tvs/ https://www.samsung.com/us/business/displays/commercial-tvs/ Samsung makes them larger than 77".
- qingcharles 2y agoMother of god, these things are cheap. The 98" model is only $2,600.
- mikepurvis 2y agoYeah but it’s an LCD; those are all cheap right now as OLED has become the preferred choice for HDR content.
- qingcharles 2y agoStill wild to me that you can buy 98 inches of screen for such a tiny amount. I remember my first flat screen, had to buy a commercial plasma as there weren't any consumer ones available. I think all-in it was on the order of $8,000 including an $800 OEM wall bracket. 40 inches. The Samsung is about 6 times as much screen of better picture for a third the price.
- coderenegade 2y agoI've used projectors for the past 15-odd years. Modern ones are very, very good in that they're portable, can run on batteries, don't need to be plugged directly into your laptop etc. The trade-off is that we don't really watch anything until the evening. The only ads we see are the ones from streaming services.
- carom 2y agoI have a Sceptre from Walmart. No internet connection. I run all services from an Apple TV. You can definitely buy a dumb TV.
- Marsymars 2y agoLast I checked, availability on those dumb Sceptres was trending to zero.
- outer_web 2y agoAren't the viewing angles on monitors way smaller?