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[–] [email protected] 22 points 1 day ago (4 children)

I just want a dumb TV that I can connect my Linux box to

[–] [email protected] 6 points 22 hours ago

I just bought a Sony BRAVIA 8 and it's close to this. Never connected to WiFi. It goes directly to my HTPC input and I never see the home screen unless I want to.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 23 hours ago

All TVs sold at Costco are required be fully functioning without being connected to Wi-Fi.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Buy commercial signage displays they are nice tvs without all the smart garbage

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Looked into this recently, where do I get commercial signage that isn't 6x the price for the same size screen?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

Used or refurbished ones tend to be closer in price and I’ve seen some on Amazon and the like for a couple hundred

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 hour ago

I'll keep an eye out on Craigslist and ask some of my small business contacts where they got their.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 day ago

I feel like I'm the one guy in my friend-sphere that hasn't got a Smart-TV and such, at this point.

I have little use for anything particularly "smart" when it comes to tv's. Also my paranoia doesn't allow for anymore potential spyware ridden electronics in my home. So I'm pretty happy about that...