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Wait, smart devices might not be secure?! I'm shocked!
Are non smart TVs even still a thing nowadays? I don't own or watch any TV so I honestly don't know how the market currently looks like.
Yes. They are sold for commercial use, e.g., McD’s menu, and are quite pricey.
I think you meant to say not subsidized by ad tracking lol
Yes, not subsidized...and therefore pricy.
Depends on your definition of "quite pricey." There's no equivalent of a $250 50" Insignia FireTV, but I've seen Samsung signage displays on Amazon for about a $75-$100 premium over their comparable Smart TVs. They also don't come with a stand, so if you weren't already buying a VESA mount you'll need to add another $40-80. There is a significant premium, but it's not necessarily orders of magnitude.
And they're made better... To be on 24x7. So you're also paying for a better quality display. That's worth paying for too.
Apparently "smartness" has not invaded projectors...per a comment I read here on kbin a while back from a projector owner. This really encourages me to buy one.
It did though, last time I went to a tech store, there was a samsung smart projector that had all the capabilities of a smart tv
I hope it is not ubiquitous.
Not yet, but it is definitely heading that direction
Although a projector would need you to have a home with a whole spare wall. And would force you to dim the lights all the time.
They're harder to find, for sure. Especially if you want a large screen.
When I was shopping around a few years ago, the only 65" TV I could find without smart features was a Sceptre, which is Walmart's electronics brand. Speakers so bad that I had to buy a sound bar, and the display isn't that great, but it gets the job done and I don't need to worry about it being an attack vector.
They get called “monitors” a lot (depending whether you need them to pick up cable/airwaves of course)
Yepp - hop on Ebay or some surplus auction site, and search for commercial/signage displays. Don't bother buying new unless you have the money for it IMO, they are expensive unless you get them used
Edit: typo
Not really but you can always get a "smart" tv and never connect it to the Internet. If you want to stream just use an external device you trust like a PC
China hacked my fucking coffee mug.
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