Good day! I am trying to find a good alternative as not to use the"smart" functions or using an Xbox to consume our media. I found a few options ie like plasma big screen but it’s no longer in development. Essentially I would line love to have it running on an rpi4 and just hooked up to the TV.
The main issue for me is not finding a device to play content, but a dumb screen that is not a potatoe. A 4k HDR OLED Screen without any smart features is basically nowhere to be found
You could maybe get an advertisement screen. You know, those you find at train stations and stores.
Maybe, you could even get something like those touch panels McDonald’s uses, that would be nice!
They have a handful of dumb screens, like you’re describing, at Best Buy. Somehow they’re thousands of dollars for a normal sized TV.
Isn’t most digital signage “SMART” too?
They usually have a dedicated compute unit which is sold separately (or by a different company)
Nice, I might have to get one. Also, your name reminds me I have to buy more Borax.
:)
https://www.sceptre.com/TV/4K-UHD-TV-category1category73.html
I won’t go back from OLED, but a good source none the less. Thanks
Yeah there’s no going back after OLED.
That was honestly a way bigger improvement than going 4k.
Do you need 4k oled?
yes, and next one should be 65"
A TV that isn’t connected to a network is a dumb screen.
not entirely,
dumb tv turns on in maybe up to 3s
while “smart” tv still needs more than 30s
so now you have crapiest dumb tv on your hands
What kind of shitty TV takes 30s to turn on? Ive never seen one take that long. Smart functions have literally nothing to do with how fast they turn on. In fact a lot of smart TVs, especially with Roku built in, don’t even really ever power down completely, and when you press power the screen is on and ready almost instantly.
You answered your own question. As you said, most smart TVs go into a sleep mode, so they appear to turn on in a near instant. But if you ever actually power it down, most take up to a minute to boot up.
Dumb TV’s are the same they go to sleep. You need power for the remote to work.
I just got an LG C3 and don’t have it connected to the network. I also turned off the fast input and power on and takes maybe 10 seconds to boot into the input. Not much longer than my blu ray player and receiver.
My LG C2 which has never been connected to wifi starts up in maybe 3s. Boots right into my Applw TV and I never have to see LGs software
Look into commercial displays. They’re dumb TV’s.
I mean… just don’t connect it.
Some devices will prompt you to upgrade the firmware and won’t let you do it without internet access, AFTER you’re logged in to their platform.
You can’t connect it temporarily?
Then I still have to deal with the screen not respecting my input choice and having to manually switch to my streaming box
My TV stays on the same input.
I also tried finding a dumb 4K TV some time ago and, yeah, they don’t exist. 4K TVs were a good tech that came out at the wrong time.
I guess there’s just not big enough of a market there to have a decent selection or reasonable prices.
i got a good 55in LG oled screen, connected it to wifi and added a firewall rule to block its access to the internet because i hate how lg forces ads
i negated some of the privacy gains by having my “OS” be an apple TV that has internet access but im willing to live with it, since it allows easy remote access to my home assistant through HomeKit, plus the interface is nice and I have RetroArch installed on it, so yeah
You can replicate the same thing but switch the apple TV for a more private and adequate device for your needs