cross-posted from: https://monero.town/post/431688
Does anyone got any television recommendations for dumb tv’s or other words none smart tv’s? Or even a tv that is smart but the software is open sourced making it privacy friendly?
- SOB_Van_Owen ( @SOB_Van_Owen@lemm.ee ) 11•1 year ago
If you are in the U.S. and have a Habitat for Humanity ReStore nearby, there are often lots of “dumb” flat screens to be had for a song. If you don’t mind a slightly older bit of hardware.
- guazzabuglio ( @guazzabuglio@lemm.ee ) English8•1 year ago
I have an LG and it functions just fine without being connected to Wi-Fi. You can also monitor and block any attempts to phone home at the DNS level with something like pihole.
where this tv is going, the individual doesn’t have network control
- usualsuspect191 ( @usualsuspect191@lemmy.ca ) 7•1 year ago
You can get a commercial display, but you’ll bed a separate TV tuner and speakers to make it the same function as a TV since it’s just a dumb display.
- swordsmanluke ( @swordsmanluke@programming.dev ) 16•1 year ago
…bed a separate TV tuner and speakers…
Do I bed them immediately, or should I buy them dinner first?
- usualsuspect191 ( @usualsuspect191@lemmy.ca ) 4•1 year ago
That was supposed to be “need” but autocorrect apparently had something to say about it. I won’t edit it because it’s funny and then your comment won’t make sense
- PositiveNoise ( @PositiveNoise@kbin.social ) 4•1 year ago
Dinner or drinks first, or it’s likely to not work out. But I wouldn’t care about a TV tuner, so you can safely cut dinner (but leave in at least a drink or two…I mean come on)
- brcl ( @brcl@artemis.camp ) 3•1 year ago
I think this is up to each individual tuner and speaker. I don’t want to speak for all of them.
- PlatinumSf ( @PlatinumSf@pawb.social ) English7•1 year ago
This (https://amzn.to/3Ei1ZJy) is probably the best “dumb” display I’m aware of. Kind of a dying species since consumers generally buy smart displays and tvs/etc rely heavily on the subsidization they get from both data collection and economies of scale.
- CrypticCoffee ( @CrypticCoffee@lemm.ee ) English7•1 year ago
Try to give a name and model. An interesting privacy suggestion on a non privacy respecting website means folk are forced to click it.
- Aabbcc ( @Aabbcc@lemm.ee ) 2•1 year ago
Sceptre 65" 4K Ultra HD 2160p LED 4X HDMI 2.0 HDTV 3840x2160, Metal Black 2018
- ubluntu ( @ubluntu@kbin.social ) 5•1 year ago
Can confirm
Sceptre 65" Class 4K UHD LED TV HDR U650CV-U
is a solid dumb TVHave owned this for 15 months and am very pleased with it as a screen. Do strongly recommend using a soundbar or other solution for audio.
I did get this from walmart for $432 (about $200 cheaper than amazon link) https://www.walmart.com/ip/Sceptre-65-Class-4K-UHD-LED-TV-HDR-U650CV-U/48874705
- Mikelius ( @Mikelius@beehaw.org ) 4•1 year ago
What I did was just buy the tv I wanted for the hardware and block it from internet access by Mac address, then plugged it into the network with eth. I then put dns blocks on every request it made (I log things before blocking them, and did this on the scenario a kill switch gets messed up or something) and installed the media software from there. Smart tv made private.
- hglman ( @hglman@lemmy.ml ) English3•1 year ago
So easy!
Thank you
- Xianshi ( @Xianshi@lemm.ee ) 2•1 year ago
If it doesn’t have to be a TV but just a screen a monitor may be an option. Otherwise I’d look at eBay or something like that where people are selling old ones.