Serious question: what options are there for non-smart TVs these days? I remember looking when I bought a new TV a few years ago, and EVERYTHING was “smart”.
Someone had mentioned they contacted one of the majors and said his wife was on dialysis and a heart machine, could they give him instructions to disable the wifi on the TV and they did, with the caveat that it was a permanent thing. So you could try that with a regular smart TV if you can’t get these.
I bought an LG one recently. Works great, no hassle. I have no idea if it has smart features, because I just plugged it in and it worked. Never connected it to the Internet.
I think I did have some trouble with the initial setup menu because of weird button selection behavior. And I was happy to see you can turn off the startup animation.
sobriquet@aussie.zone 3 weeks ago
Serious question: what options are there for non-smart TVs these days? I remember looking when I bought a new TV a few years ago, and EVERYTHING was “smart”.
6nk06@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
It’s not smart if it’s not connected to anything. Only HDMI.
ikidd@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
sceptre.com/…/LED-HDTV-category1category21.html
As far as I know, these have no smart functions. I believe the Walmart site carries them.
sobriquet@aussie.zone 3 weeks ago
Interesting. Doesn’t look like that brand is available outside North America, but maybe there is hope?
ikidd@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Someone had mentioned they contacted one of the majors and said his wife was on dialysis and a heart machine, could they give him instructions to disable the wifi on the TV and they did, with the caveat that it was a permanent thing. So you could try that with a regular smart TV if you can’t get these.
catloaf@lemm.ee 3 weeks ago
I bought an LG one recently. Works great, no hassle. I have no idea if it has smart features, because I just plugged it in and it worked. Never connected it to the Internet.
I think I did have some trouble with the initial setup menu because of weird button selection behavior. And I was happy to see you can turn off the startup animation.
Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Don’t buy a tv. Buy a “monitor”. Add your own external tv tuner box, and other smart sticks externally. At that point your “tv” is just a display.
Yes, it costs more, but you’re not paying with your data.
boonhet@lemm.ee 3 weeks ago
My cheap ass TV from 2019 is 55 inches. How much is a 55 inch monitor? Or a 65 in monitor if I want to upgrade to a bigger size in the future?
IsThisAnAI@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
And who is making 80 inch monitors? Most people don’t want small ass displayed or have the ability to buy a 4k 50 inch monitor.
What a terribly limited and short sighted response.
curbstickle@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 weeks ago
Commercial series displays. Most of those now have the same (well, same base at least) OS on them though.
I’d say Sharp/NEC would be the only “dumb” professional series displays, at least of the major manufacturers.
You’ll be at around $1500-$3000 for a nominal 80" (they make a 75" and an 86").