I’m mostly sailing the high seas, using the tv as a giant monitor for the always-on laptop connected to it. I’m afraid of the 1984-esque “You must connect to the internet to continue using this TV” that might come after some time.

  • oppy1984@lemdro.id
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    1 month ago

    Yes.

    Get a dumb TV, I’ve had great luck with the Specter brand, and hook up a set top box for your smart functionality.

    Smart TVs spyon you, report on you, eat bandwidth even when off, and become out dated quickly.

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      1 month ago

      I also bought a Sceptre “dumb TV” within the last year or so and highly recommend it. I had been recommending it over and over, but recently I found that the model I bought was no longer offered. I hope Sceptre didn’t abandon them.

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        1 month ago

        TVs don’t seem to be a core business for them, I get the impression that they are a monitor focused business. Of course it’s not hard to upgrade a monitor to a TV so why not?

        They do list all their products on their website so maybe check there?