Jim StormdancerOur TV just went kaput (after 11 years, thank you for your service) and there's no way I'm getting an Internet-connected TV because I'm already worried enough about my blood pressure. There don't seem to be many consumer options, but is there some reason why we shouldn't just get a commercial display intended for digital signage, like this one?
Cort@mogwai_poet YMMV, but I have this article bookmarked for when it's time to buy another dumb TV. It's got some brand recommendations toward the end. https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/12/the-ars-technica-guide-to-dumb-tvs/
Andrew Plotkin@cort @mogwai_poet I just went through this a couple of months ago. There are almost no non-smart consumer TVs left.
I bought a commercial display (Samsung BEFX-H) and, guess what, it has a smart-tv app in it *anyway*.
But I am able to use it without signing into anything or giving it my wifi password. The app has a switch to turn off wifi, and I *think* it's being honest about it.
@cort Yeah, this looks useful