If you had to buy a new TV, what brand would you get?

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• yaroto98@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Honestly? Probably something like this:

  a.co/d/jkRBNOS

  the tvs for business/digital signage have stripped down os (if any), this is just a stock android tv.

  I’m not a videophile, probably looks good enough for me, and they aren’t going to be dropping ads on it as they assume it’s going in a restraunt for a menu, not in your living room.

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  • bamboo@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I agree with the sentiment but not the price. You can find commercial ones of this size for almost half the price. Ex. a.co/d/63aVKxp

    Personally I don’t need it to be fully bezelless, so if that’s not a deal breaker, there are less expensive options available.

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• GreenShimada@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  For sure, never ever connect it to the internet.

  Samsung equipment is pretty good, and to some degree the larger companies subsidize the cost of the TV with the assumption that you’ll connect it and give them data to sell. So while a large monitor might be more expensive, there’s a reason why. Unless your friend actually gets over the air TV stations, consider a large monitor, then Samsung and LG.

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  • rabber@lemmy.ca ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Samsung is literally the worst TV brand

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• paequ2@lemmy.today ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Assuming that the goal is to never connect it to the internet and plug in another device with HDMI.

  Ooh, this sounds like you may be interested in Commercial TVs? I heard those are the closest you can get to a dumb TV. I haven’t dived deeper than that though.

  Any one have experience with commercial TVs?

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  • Veedem@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    You need to be mindful of specs when looking at commercial panels. Video quality is not a primary focus so I’ve seen them use 8 bit and even 6 bit panels instead of the recommended 10 bit or 12 bit panels.

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  • ThePowerOfGeek@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    There’s are still some consumer TVs out there that allow you to use the green without an Internet connection. Although they are kinda rare these days.

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• bizarroland@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Not a Vizio and not a Samsung.

  Not Vizio because their customer support is terrible and the firmware updates they push render older televisions slow as dog shit and require customer service intervention to undo.

  Not Samsung because their panels are so fucking blue that it scalds your eyes.

  Probably not an LG because their webOS interface is dogshit.

  So I guess a Sony Bravia because it can be used as a dumb TV or worst case like a TCL or something. I just use my cell phone Wi-Fi as its Wi-Fi setup and then change the Wi-Fi SSID so that it gets to talk once and then never again.

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  • Fondots@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Slight counterpoint

    I have 2 TVs in my house. A 70" Vizio as my main TV and a 40-ish inch Samsung fame in the bedroom

    Haven’t used the TVs smart features in years, everything I watch is run through a game console or dedicated streaming device (currently a 4k Chromecast)

    Their software is kind of dogshit, but I never interact with it except once in a blue moon after a power outage or something when it defaults back to that. I otherwise find it to be a perfectly fine TV for the price I paid for it.

    However, as bad as the software is on the Vizio, the Samsung is 10x worse. And unfortunately as bad as it is, that’s what we use because it was hard enough trying to hide the box the TV came with (the way they get the frame TV’s so light and thin is by moving all of the electronics into a separate box, I installed a cabinet in the wall behind the TV to hide it) let alone trying to hide a separate streaming stick/box along with it. I also feel like using one of those may not play as well with the art mode as the built-in software, which is kind of the whole point.

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  • uranibaba@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I second LG. Probably even if I don’t connect it to the internet. OLED + webOS + magic remote. If it was super important to not require internet etc, still LG but JB it.

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• ThePowerOfGeek@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Sony Bravia. Because I just did this last year. My old TV was also a Bravia, and it lasted about 15 years. One big selling feature for me was that you can set it up as either a smart TV, or a ‘basic’ TV that doesn’t require an Internet connection and doesn’t pester you for one.

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• StrawberryPigtails@lemmy.sdf.org ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  The vast majority of TVs nowadays have really just become manufactured e-waste, mainly due to the piss poor computers they have running the “smart” features. Have a look at your local thrift store or Goodwill. You might find something there for a discount that will last a bit.

  Nowadays, I probably wouldn’t buy a new TV. Too much malware preinstalled even if their smart features aren’t under powered. I would look instead at digital displays or larger computer monitors. It will bump the price back up to what TVs used to cost when I was younger, but at least your paying with cash instead of your privacy. Will probably last a bit longer to boot.

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  • kender242@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I think that’s the point of this post, either as a commentary or specific recommendations to avoid junk. Let’s hope LG or Samsung have some good offers.

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• Pistcow@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  LG OLED for a main tv. Anything less is meh.

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  • deranger@sh.itjust.works ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Seriously. I’ve had an LG B7 for many years now and it’s amazing. The first time a pitch black scene came on and my room likewise went pitch black was something else. No going back from OLED after that.

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    • s38b35M5@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      I think that’s the same OLED I have. B7 or C7. It’s starting to band on red, but I got at least… 7 (?) years out of it, and the bands are only mildly annoying. Similarly, I have never connected it to the internet, and don’t use any of the apps.

      It’s not very bright, but I’ll take that over washed out or blotchy blacks. I’ll shop for a used OLED like this when I’m ready.

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• Know_not_Scotty_does@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  I bought a hisense tv last year, you can run advtv to cripple its ability to phone home and disable stuff, then install projectivy launcher to bypass all the other bullshit.

  Sony also was an option for that.

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• Lasherz12@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  If you’re going to utilize the interface for apps then LG or Samsung, if not, then it doesn’t matter much, try and get the equivalent panel if you can afford it in one of the brands that uses LG and Samsung panels. The biggest difference going with big brands is upscaling performance and menu smoothness.

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• scottmeme@sh.itjust.works ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  LG, the quality is really great, just have a few issues with CEC on my Nvidia Shield Pro.

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  • higgsboson@piefed.social ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Shield Pro is known to be a bit of a bitch with CEC, in fairness.

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    • scottmeme@sh.itjust.works ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      I’ve read through quite a few posts about specific issues with CEC on LG TVs, just kinda hoping they get fixed when Nvidia actually cares to do something about it

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    • s38b35M5@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      I’m lucky! Mine (2015 pro) has been awesome, except for when it was going through a Demon AVR. Its fine when direct to the TV or through the Onkyo. It has flaked out before though, and I never updated to the “experience” version that introduced ads on the home screen.

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• solrize@lemmy.ml ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  I’d buy an HDMI monitor instead of a TV, I guess. Why a new one though? There are tons of super cheap ones at goodwill stores.

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  • IrateAnteater@sh.itjust.works ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Does anyone make a 65"+ monitor though?

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    • solrize@lemmy.ml ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Web search says absolutely yes. Affordable ones? IDK, you’ll have to check.

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    • DarkCloud@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Yes, most major brands. They’re often used in meeting rooms, lobbies, and public places. Not to mention that you can get LED video walls.

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  • phr@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    100% if ever i buy another display thingy it’d be a beamer though

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• jeffw@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  LG or Samsung, but the model matters too. If you’re on a budget, there are some solid TCL options

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  • DScratch@sh.itjust.works ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I am very done with Samsung’s smart tv OS.

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