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[–] DarkThoughts@kbin.social 11 points 2 years ago (6 children)

Are non smart TVs even still a thing nowadays? I don't own or watch any TV so I honestly don't know how the market currently looks like.

[–] TenderfootGungi@lemmy.world 21 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Yes. They are sold for commercial use, e.g., McD’s menu, and are quite pricey.

[–] thegreekgeek@midwest.social 20 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I think you meant to say not subsidized by ad tracking lol

[–] deweydecibel@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

Yes, not subsidized...and therefore pricy.

[–] wjrii@kbin.social 13 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Depends on your definition of "quite pricey." There's no equivalent of a $250 50" Insignia FireTV, but I've seen Samsung signage displays on Amazon for about a $75-$100 premium over their comparable Smart TVs. They also don't come with a stand, so if you weren't already buying a VESA mount you'll need to add another $40-80. There is a significant premium, but it's not necessarily orders of magnitude.

[–] grayman@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

And they're made better... To be on 24x7. So you're also paying for a better quality display. That's worth paying for too.

[–] guyrocket@kbin.social 14 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Apparently "smartness" has not invaded projectors...per a comment I read here on kbin a while back from a projector owner. This really encourages me to buy one.

[–] Alienator@lemm.ee 8 points 2 years ago (1 children)

It did though, last time I went to a tech store, there was a samsung smart projector that had all the capabilities of a smart tv

[–] guyrocket@kbin.social 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] Alienator@lemm.ee 1 points 2 years ago

Not yet, but it is definitely heading that direction

[–] EngineerGaming@feddit.nl 5 points 2 years ago

Although a projector would need you to have a home with a whole spare wall. And would force you to dim the lights all the time.

[–] Chozo@kbin.social 9 points 2 years ago

They're harder to find, for sure. Especially if you want a large screen.

When I was shopping around a few years ago, the only 65" TV I could find without smart features was a Sceptre, which is Walmart's electronics brand. Speakers so bad that I had to buy a sound bar, and the display isn't that great, but it gets the job done and I don't need to worry about it being an attack vector.

[–] alignedchaos@sh.itjust.works 7 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

They get called “monitors” a lot (depending whether you need them to pick up cable/airwaves of course)

[–] BigT54@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

Not really but you can always get a "smart" tv and never connect it to the Internet. If you want to stream just use an external device you trust like a PC

[–] lemann@lemmy.one 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Yepp - hop on Ebay or some surplus auction site, and search for commercial/signage displays. Don't bother buying new unless you have the money for it IMO, they are expensive unless you get them used

Edit: typo