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[-] zik@lemmy.world 28 points 1 month ago

Unfortunately it's very hard to buy a decent dumb TV these days.

[-] daniskarma@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 1 month ago

For smart tv, they recommend just never give access to internet. And look if it has some kind of monitor mode so it always launch display on the hdmi port.

[-] yamanii@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago

They still keep searching for some open wifi to send their stuff through.

[-] na_th_an@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago

This has never been proven in any way. It would be really easy to show that a smart TV will automatically connect to an open WiFi connection and send data, but nobody has done it.

[-] daniskarma@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 1 month ago

I wonder if a software that just generate gibberish data could be made, just to fuck with them.

[-] hex@programming.dev 4 points 1 month ago

Meh, it's not like the data is monitored by people, it would probably just be like dropping a needle of bad data in a haystack of automated data.

[-] eleitl@lemm.ee 8 points 1 month ago

Video projectors are available, though.

[-] john117@lemmy.jmsquared.net 5 points 1 month ago

yup, this is what I do. costs about as much as a good TV.

[-] kralk@lemm.ee 3 points 1 month ago

They're all smart too, unless I'm missing something?

[-] john117@lemmy.jmsquared.net 5 points 1 month ago

not the optoma uhd35, it's the one I have. 4k60fps or 1080p240fps for when I game.

we have to support the companies that give us what we want, and I voted with my wallet. Im very happy with it

[-] Croquette@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 month ago

Aorus fo48u here. Dumb as fuck, sometimes too dumb (no remote input processing without hdmi signal), but I'd rather have that than a smart monitor with all the bullshit

[-] eleitl@lemm.ee 2 points 1 month ago

Not at all. The better ones are dumb. You have to stay away from cheap chinese drek, of course.

[-] itslilith 4 points 1 month ago
[-] herrvogel@lemmy.world 13 points 1 month ago

Lemme just pluck a 52" monitor from the 52" monitor tree where 52" monitors grow bountifully.

[-] Croquette@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 month ago

Plenty of 48inches though, so compromise

[-] herrvogel@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

I just checked. In the online stores of the 3 largest tech chains in my country, there's exactly one 16:9 40+" monitor model available, and that's a 43" VA panel. The other 40+" stuff are weird absurdly wide curved monitors and some smart whiteboard type thing. So forgive me if I am extremely doubtful of your claim.

[-] Croquette@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 month ago

I don't know what to say. I've just glanced at the shopping tab right now, and saw plenty of non-curved 48 inches monitor from LG, Samsung and even Dell.

I didn't check if they were all dumb though, but mine is (Aorus fo48u)

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