• @[email protected]
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        11 month ago

        I must not be looking at the right thing. All I’m finding are expensive displays that have all this fancy scheduling, web surfing, etc. built into it.

    • @[email protected]
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      271 month ago

      Don’t give your TV wifi access, use a separate device to watch stuff (Chromecast, FireTV, Android box, etc…)

      • @[email protected]
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        81 month ago

        Wish it had more apps, but Apple TV is pretty solid. With the Steam link app, it’s also good for couch gaming on your pc.

        • Darren
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          31 month ago

          We use Moonlight instead of Steam Link. It requires a little more setting up at the PC end, but overall seems to be a more smooth result.

          • @[email protected]
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            11 month ago

            Witch brands have moonlight available natively? I think I remember Samsung. Anything else? LG doesn’t…

            • @[email protected]
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              11 month ago

              Anything that runs android, but still, just get an old laptop with a broken screen and duct tape it to the back of the screen

            • Darren
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              11 month ago

              I can only speak for Apple TV, I’m afraid.

          • @[email protected]
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            11 month ago

            I’m looking into alternatives. So far Kodi is the front runner for my use. I have not decided on whether to replace roku units with raspberri pi running kodi or try the jailbreaking roku route.

          • @[email protected]
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            11 month ago

            Some people have mentioned apple TV, for now that at least isn’t riddled with ads. Others have mentioned getting android sticks, but I’m not sure how smooth that process is (or how well they work with remotes).

      • @[email protected]
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        141 month ago

        Just a heads up that the Smart Cancer has already begun infecting PC monitors. Samsung makes Smart Monitors.

        It won’t be long before there are no longer Dumb Monitors.

    • RedEye FlightControl
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      131 month ago

      Buy a commercial signage display. It’s just a TV without the smart garbage.

      Or, get a projector :)

    • @[email protected]
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      131 month ago

      Technically you can get commercial TVs but many companies stopped selling them. They are literally the new screen tech with no “Smart” capabilities. They are also much cheaper than their smart counterparts.

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      1 month ago

      A Sharp Aquos TV from the late 2000s, pre-Hisense days. We have a 42" model from ~2007. It’s only 1080p (which is honestly just fine for its size and our usage), but there’s plenty of I/O for modern and legacy equipment, and lots of configuration options. It is an absolute monster at 75 lbs, but an incredibly high quality unit nonetheless, especially considering it’s age. I’ve owned it since 2019 and it’s needed zero repairs or anything.

      For comparison, we also have a much newer 55" curved Samsung TV (in our basement, wall-mounted up high) which has already needed a backlight driver board replacement. Luckily that was only $50, but still, I expect better.

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        11 month ago

        the largest problem with older TV’s isnt the resolution. even on my 75" its hard to tell the difference between 4k and 1080p… But HDR is amazing, it really blows me away each time a scene lights up!

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          That’s a fair point. HDR is quite nice, I use it a lot on my Pixel. The TV I mentioned does have dynamic brightness, but that’s over the whole TV, not really equivalent to HDR.