• zik@lemmy.world
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      1 month ago

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

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        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.

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          1 month ago

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

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              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.

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            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.

          • john117@lemmy.jmsquared.net
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            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

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              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

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            1 month ago

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

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          1 month ago

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

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              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.

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                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)