The LG OLED TV's have "smart" features but work just fine as HDMI connected display devices-- fast the initial startup any of the "smart" stuff appears to be invisible and inert.
What is the best dumb TV?
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#112Earlier quoted context omitted.
If they have wifi you have no idea if they're connecting to open networks.
I've heard the solution to that is to set up an AP in your house that is either firewalled or doesn't have an outbound connection and connect your smart devices to that AP.
Apartments are a problem though
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#113Some people are suggesting just don't connect your smart TV to the internet, others are suggesting it might still connect to open (unsecured) Wi-Fi networks. Is there any major brand of smart TV's that will attempt to connect to open networks, in order to download updates, ads, send back data, without your consent? I've never in my life had a Wi-Fi-enabled device that would connect to a network I didn't tell it to, a…
I believe some devices sold by Amazon and Google (not TVs itself but things similar to a chromecast) have tried to connect to open networks because DNS requests (of advertising domains) were being blocked. I don't think a TV manufacturer doing the same thing is improbable if it didn't happen already.
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#114NSFW if dumb is a bad word in your office culture.
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#115I've got a TCL from 2018 with no smart features. The picture and audio are great, but the screen definitely ghosts with quick video games. It was also only ~$300, though.
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#116Earlier quoted context omitted.
All smart TV's are dumb if you don't connect them to the Internet.
If they have wifi you have no idea if they're connecting to open networks.
Buy a cheap router, don’t connect the router to the internet, and connect all smart appliances to the router.
Re: What is the best dumb TV?
#117Some people are suggesting just don't connect your smart TV to the internet, others are suggesting it might still connect to open (unsecured) Wi-Fi networks. Is there any major brand of smart TV's that will attempt to connect to open networks, in order to download updates, ads, send back data, without your consent? I've never in my life had a Wi-Fi-enabled device that would connect to a network I didn't tell it to, a…
This reddit user said their Samsung TV connected to a nearby open WiFi AP. see https://www.reddit.com/r/privacy/comments/bpr6xs/if_you_choo...
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#118Its not a tv at all but a projector... still plenty of these around that have no functions other than displaying what is input. As a bonus it is much easier to deal with when it is eventually obsolete than an extremely large flat panel tv. ALR screens are pretty good these days too so you dont have to use it in a cave.
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#119Earlier quoted context omitted.
> Problem solved. I suspect that the 5g era will bring with it many more devices connecting unbeknownst to their owners, and that "smart" appliances will be first on the list. As that approaches, we need solutions that address this as well.
What about 5g makes it cheaper than 3g or 4g for this use case?
Marketing.
Also, smaller antennas.
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#120Earlier quoted context omitted.
All smart TV's are dumb if you don't connect them to the Internet.
They won't spy on you, but you'll still have to deal with the laggy shitware they run. In some I've had the misfortune of using, simply changing the inputs was a torturous affair because of the shitty software the TV was running.
Thankfully most let you skip the UI entirely by having direct input selection IR commands. Get yourself a generic universal remote that either has these buttons, or custom ones you can program.
With this I basically never see the UI on my LG and Samsung TVs, and I certainly don't interact with it unless I need to get into settings.