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Looking for a 4k tv without smart functions (feddit.de)

submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Hey do anybody know where you get a tv that supports 4k and does not have that locked up smarttv shit?

If there are none, does anybody know a tv that boots fast(less than 30 seconds) and displays an hdmi input by default without the need to choose the input from a menu.

Thanks in advance.

And sorry if I am in the wrong place.

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[–] [email protected] 78 points 10 months ago (4 children)

Supposedly, the Spectre 55 inch is 4k and dumb as a rock: https://www.sceptre.com/TV/4K-UHD-TV/U550CV-UMR-55-4K-UHD-TV-product959category1category73.html

[–] [email protected] 23 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

I have an older model of this Spectre. Can confirm it looks fantastic for the price and no smart features .

I paid $200 for mine. Do not buy the Walmart version. Also this seems overpriced for this unit

[–] [email protected] 0 points 10 months ago (3 children)

Do not buy the Walmart version.

I'm pretty sure Sceptre is specifically Walmart's TV brand, much like Insignia is Best Buy's brand.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 10 months ago (1 children)

No, Sceptre is an independent company. ONN is Walmarts in-house electronics brand.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago

That's probably what I was confusing them for, actually. I forgot that Onn isn't just Android TV boxes.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

I bought mine from Amazon, but that was probably 5 years ago. Sceptre has fallen big time since the early 2000's, but that would be a new low for them.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I don't think so. I bought one from Menards years ago.

Also seeing ScAmazon and Worst Buy selling them online.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

Ahh, okay, that makes sense then. I've only ever seen them at Walmart where I am.

[–] [email protected] 23 points 10 months ago (1 children)

How about projectors? They're stupid as shit.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 10 months ago (1 children)

The newer ones usually have some smart stuff built in

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

Wtf! I've had my 1080p 55 inch dumb as a rock tv for over 7 year, i liberated it from my brother so its older, and was gonna start looking for when finally starts to go. I guess ima need to find someone that knows how to fix it.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 10 months ago

I’ve got a slightly older Sceptre 43 inch 4K, and tbh I’ve been trying to find a replacement for a while. The form factor of the TV itself is great, but the picture is pretty crappy. There’s a ton of light bleed around the edges, the HDR functionality is insanely frustrating and looks terrible, and the upscaling is crap. I got it on a ridiculous sale towards the beginning of the pandemic when local shops were clearing their inventories, so I can’t really complain. But I would not buy it again.

I also have two of their PC monitors, and they have the same problems as the TV. No more Sceptre for me in the future.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago

So is their 65 inch https://www.sceptre.com/TV/4K-UHD-TV/U650CV-UMRD-65-4K-UHD-TV-product1171category1category73.html

Still happy with it after a year. Recommend getting a soundbar though