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Plasma TV recommendations? Looking for a decent 50+ inch display for older consoles. (lemmy.world)
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I am looking for a 50+ inch plasma tv for semi-retro gaming. I have some consoles that I want to hook up and I don't want to deal with smart bullshit and I would like something semi period correct. Does anyone have a recommendation? I remember Pioneer being really nice back in the early 00s but I never knew anyone who had one long term. Is this a terrible idea?

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[โ€“] SuperDuperKitten@lemmy.blahaj.zone 0 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I doubt you can really buy those TVs anymore without it being a "Smart" TV. The best you can do is disable the Internet Connection on your TV. I have heard couple people suggesting commercial TV but I'm not too sure how great they would be for gaming and more made for well.. staying on most the time, inside at a shop.

[โ€“] Cort@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

Commercial displays aren't great for gaming due to latency and refresh rate. Commercial signage displays don't care about either, so you're not going to get a good result.

I'm on team "get a smart tv and don't give it Internet access". Only complaint I have about my LG C5 ID that switching HDMI inputs is ever so slightly more cumbersome than on my old Samsung.