Comment on Is it possible to install my own OS on a "smart" TV? Is that a thing?

sharkfucker420@lemmy.ml ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

• ABCDE@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  I’m not sure they exist, but either way, just plug something in and don’t connect the TV itself to the internet.

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  • TexasDrunk@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Sceptre has some dumb TVs. You can also still get the display TVs that companies use. I’m drunk so I forget what they’re called.

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    • witty_username@feddit.nl ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Cathode ray dude recently did a video on them
      youtu.be/q9a3dCd1SQI

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    • ABCDE@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Oh that’s a point, probably not cheap though, maybe not good for home cinema? Not heard of Sceptre, will check out. I’m happy just not connecting my TV mind you.

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      • TexasDrunk@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        Sceptre is cheapo stuff. And at least one brand of smart TV is wardriving to find networks behind your back (again, drunk, I can’t remember which right now) and creating mesh networks with other TVs of the same type.

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• Azzu@lemm.ee ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  They simply don’t exist anymore. The only choice is to do this with a smart TV and never connect it to the internet.

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  • Trainguyrom@reddthat.com ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    If the room is small enough room with the seating closet enough to the screen, a large computer monitor could do the job pretty well. You’d have to be fine with doing all input switching and audio control on a receiver or only ever use a single device as the input.

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  • Empricorn@feddit.nl ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    That’s not true. I forget what the term is, but corporate displays are dead simple, no ads or bullshit. Think of something sold to a deli to display menu items. But be prepared: consumer TVs are so cheap partly because of the expected ad revenue, these will be more expensive. I’m about to buy my first TV upgrade in over a decade and I’m just going to never connect it to Wi-Fi. I might even disable the wireless adapter, we’ll see…

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• algorithmae@lemmy.sdf.org ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  If it has an HDMI port, it can be a dumb TV. Just don’t connect it to wifi, easy

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