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[–] [email protected] 55 points 1 day ago (8 children)

Can i pleace find a decent TV without smart-capabilitys? I just want HDMI thats it

[–] [email protected] 25 points 1 day ago (2 children)

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

[–] surph_ninja 7 points 1 day ago (2 children)

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.

[–] YarHarSuperstar 2 points 1 day ago

I just dock my steam deck

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago (2 children)

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.

[–] surph_ninja 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I’ll take a look, but I haven’t noticed any performance issues with Steam link.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

Moonlight blows steam out of the water. I can't even tell I'm streaming when I use it.

[–] surph_ninja 1 points 23 hours ago

Can you give me some examples for what’s really all that noticeable?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago (2 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago

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

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago

Can we install stuff outside of the play store? Like NewPipe?

[–] jacksilver 2 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Yeah, that was my approach, but the forced ads are also on the roku stick :(

[–] Crashumbc 2 points 1 day ago

Yeah about time for me to switch to something else :/

[–] tehn00bi 2 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Is there anything that’s a better alternative?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day 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.

[–] jacksilver 1 points 1 day 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).

[–] RedEyeFlightControl 13 points 1 day ago

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

Or, get a projector :)

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 day 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.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago

A buddy sent me this recently. I'm intrigues. https://www.monoprice.com/product?p_id=46513

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 day ago (2 children)

I've had luck with just not giving a smart TV my wifi password.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I'm looking to upgrade the living room TV soon, and this is what I plan to do.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I have heard though that some TVs insist on an Internet connection, so do your research and/or be sure there is a good return policy.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 21 hours ago

Ah ok, good to know! Thanks!

[–] moseschrute 2 points 1 day ago

That’s what I do

[–] TK420 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago (2 children)

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.

[–] TK420 2 points 1 day ago

LG and samdung make commercial displays, as well as monitors (no speakers or tv tuners generally)

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 1 points 19 hours ago

Oh, these are just Wide-screen Gaming monitors though?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago

Are they actually any good though? I was looking at a 1440p Sceptre monitor for my PC, and a lot of reviews mentioned huge bezels, dead pixels, and other issues...

[–] andros_rex 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Cheap computer monitor works well for me.

[–] CatZoomies 14 points 1 day 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.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

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.

[–] Smokeless7048 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

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!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

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.