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Good day! I am trying to find a good alternative as not to use the"smart" functions or using an Xbox to consume our media. I found a few options ie like plasma big screen but it's no longer in development. Essentially I would line love to have it running on an rpi4 and just hooked up to the TV.

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[–] MaggiWuerze@feddit.org 26 points 23 hours ago (7 children)

The main issue for me is not finding a device to play content, but a dumb screen that is not a potatoe. A 4k HDR OLED Screen without any smart features is basically nowhere to be found

[–] SpiceDealer@lemmy.world 1 points 9 hours ago

I also tried finding a dumb 4K TV some time ago and, yeah, they don't exist. 4K TVs were a good tech that came out at the wrong time.

[–] tritonium@midwest.social 2 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

I mean... just don't connect it.

[–] clmbmb@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 5 hours ago

Some devices will prompt you to upgrade the firmware and won't let you do it without internet access, AFTER you're logged in to their platform.

[–] boaratio@lemmy.world 2 points 15 hours ago

Look into commercial displays. They're dumb TV's.

[–] Guenther_Amanita@slrpnk.net 5 points 22 hours ago (2 children)

You could maybe get an advertisement screen. You know, those you find at train stations and stores.

Maybe, you could even get something like those touch panels McDonald's uses, that would be nice!

[–] triptrapper@lemmy.world 1 points 3 hours ago

They have a handful of dumb screens, like you're describing, at Best Buy. Somehow they're thousands of dollars for a normal sized TV.

[–] FrowingFostek@lemmy.world 2 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

Isn't most digital signage "SMART" too?

[–] B0rax@feddit.org 5 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

They usually have a dedicated compute unit which is sold separately (or by a different company)

[–] FrowingFostek@lemmy.world 3 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

Nice, I might have to get one. Also, your name reminds me I have to buy more Borax.

[–] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 1 points 18 hours ago

Do you need 4k oled?

[–] AtariDump@lemmy.world -1 points 17 hours ago* (last edited 16 hours ago) (1 children)

A TV that isn’t connected to a network is a dumb screen.

[–] DampCanary@lemmy.world 2 points 16 hours ago (2 children)

not entirely,
dumb tv turns on in maybe up to 3s
while "smart" tv still needs more than 30s
so now you have crapiest dumb tv on your hands

[–] tritonium@midwest.social 2 points 12 hours ago* (last edited 12 hours ago) (1 children)

What kind of shitty TV takes 30s to turn on? Ive never seen one take that long. Smart functions have literally nothing to do with how fast they turn on. In fact a lot of smart TVs, especially with Roku built in, don't even really ever power down completely, and when you press power the screen is on and ready almost instantly.

[–] hardaysknight@lemmy.world 1 points 6 hours ago (2 children)

You answered your own question. As you said, most smart TVs go into a sleep mode, so they appear to turn on in a near instant. But if you ever actually power it down, most take up to a minute to boot up.

[–] Auli@lemmy.ca 2 points 3 hours ago

Dumb TV's are the same they go to sleep. You need power for the remote to work.

[–] keyez@lemmy.world 1 points 3 hours ago

I just got an LG C3 and don't have it connected to the network. I also turned off the fast input and power on and takes maybe 10 seconds to boot into the input. Not much longer than my blu ray player and receiver.

[–] Osiris@lemmy.world 6 points 15 hours ago* (last edited 15 hours ago)

My LG C2 which has never been connected to wifi starts up in maybe 3s. Boots right into my Applw TV and I never have to see LGs software