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DarraignTheSane@lemmy.world 1 year ago
When it comes to Samsung, look at their “Pro” TVs, which are intended for businesses to use for digital signage. I’ve never had to deal with any of the very few smart features it has popping up or annoying me in any way.
I’m no expert on picture quality but it looks damned good to me, and it’s supposedly built to run 24/7 and not burn out since as said it’s intended for digital signage.
cheztir@kbin.social 1 year ago
Came here to say exactly this. I've setup family members with Samsung "Commercial Displays" for their TVs and haven't been disappointed. The display is high quality since it's built for a more demanding purpose, but it also means none of the consumer friendly optimizations exist for easy color balance. Essentially this means you've got to bring your own device and do some configuring, but since we're on selfhosting that's something you were probably going to do anyway.
An additional note - the models I got also still had RS-232 ports for direct control and some newer ones included control commands over ethernet (even when powered off), making it even more fun for smart home shenanigans.