• Agrivar@lemmy.world
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    3 months ago

    Why should a TV ever need updates? Does anyone still make good “dumb” TVs that don’t want/need an internet connection?

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      3 months ago

      Askin’ the real questions here… average answer i’ve seen is Buy a monitor instead.

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      3 months ago

      Does anyone still make good “dumb” TVs that don’t want/need an internet connection?

      No. Ad revenue offsets the cost of TVs. That’s why they’ve become so cheap. Very few people would pay the extra cash for TVs without it so they don’t manufacture them.

      Easy solution: buy an external whatever and never connect it to the internet. HDMI-CEC means it will turn on and auto switch the input to whatever device turned on.

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      3 months ago

      I believe the search term you seek may be “commercial signage display”

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        3 months ago

        I do purchasing for a company that installs digital signage, yeah this is what you want.

        Look at the CDE series by Viewsonic or similar, we mostly order Viewsonics so they’re who I’ve seen.

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        3 months ago

        These also tends to be designed for 16/7 runtime, which should be way more than most residential usage — unless grandma keeps it running 24/7… but hey, if you splurge a bit more, there are models designed for 24/7 as well.

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      3 months ago

      I wanted a dumb tv. I was so sick of looking, I just got a 27" gaming monitor with 2k resolution for $150.

      You can also get a 32" 4K monitor for like $500 but I didn’t really need that.

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      3 months ago

      I’ve had updates fix issues with HDR and what not, but I do agree, and think dumb TVs so be more available

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      3 months ago

      I bought a 50" TCL 5 Series a few years ago on-sale and never connected it to internet. It does fine for my needs and doesn’t bother me about connection or apps at all.