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minus-squarespaffelAlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up26·3 hours agoCan i pleace find a decent TV without smart-capabilitys? I just want HDMI thats it
minus-squareCancerMancer@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·2 hours agoDon’t give your TV wifi access, use a separate device to watch stuff (Chromecast, FireTV, Android box, etc…)
minus-squarejacksilver@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 hour agoYeah, that was my approach, but the forced ads are also on the roku stick :(
minus-squaresurph_ninja@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·2 hours agoWish 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.
minus-squarescala@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·49 minutes agoTechnically 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.
minus-squaredan1101@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·2 hours agoI’ve had luck with just not giving a smart TV my wifi password.
minus-squareandros_rex@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 hour agoCheap computer monitor works well for me.
minus-squareCatZoomies@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 hour agoJust 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.
minus-squareBristingr@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·25 minutes agoI 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.
Can i pleace find a decent TV without smart-capabilitys? I just want HDMI thats it
Don’t give your TV wifi access, use a separate device to watch stuff (Chromecast, FireTV, Android box, etc…)
Yeah, that was my approach, but the forced ads are also on the roku stick :(
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.
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.
I’ve had luck with just not giving a smart TV my wifi password.
Cheap computer monitor works well for me.
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.
Commercial displays
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.