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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?

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Whether they're online or not, if they're preloaded with crapware they're preloaded with crapware, and they're still technically "smart". If you're trying to avoid dealing with those smart UIs, then they're still a problem.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I put mine on hdmi input and never see anything but what I put through the hdmi ports.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (3 children)

a regular tv, none smart. That just displays images via a hdmi

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

Computer monitors may scratch your itch.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

My smart TV that is not connected to the internet does this just fine. I only use the hdmi input, never connected it to my internet, never setup any apps.

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

The problem with that option - non-smart - is that it doesn't exist. 2 years ago when I bought a new tv and looked for what was on the market there was basically zero tvs non-smart. Every little and big brand available only has smart tvs.