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minus-squarespaffel@spaffel.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up25·3 hours agoCan i pleace find a decent TV without smart-capabilitys? I just want HDMI thats it
minus-squareCancerMancer@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·1 hour agoDon’t give your TV wifi access, use a separate device to watch stuff (Chromecast, FireTV, Android box, etc…)
minus-squaresurph_ninja@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 hour agoWish it had more apps, but Apple TV is pretty solid. With the Steam link app, it’s also good for couch gaming on your pc.
minus-squareDarren@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·43 minutes agoWe use Moonlight instead of Steam Link. It requires a little more setting up at the PC end, but overall seems to be a more smooth result.
minus-squareflightyhobler@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·23 minutes agoWitch brands have moonlight available natively? I think I remember Samsung. Anything else? LG doesn’t…
minus-squarejacksilver@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·34 minutes agoYeah, that was my approach, but the forced ads are also on the roku stick :(
minus-squarescala@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·20 minutes agoTechnically you can get commercial TVs but many companies stopped selling them. They are literally the new screen tech with no “Smart” capabilities. They are also much cheaper than their smart counterparts.
minus-squaredan1101@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·2 hours agoI’ve had luck with just not giving a smart TV my wifi password.
minus-squareandros_rex@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·52 minutes agoCheap computer monitor works well for me.
minus-squareCatZoomies@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·35 minutes agoJust a heads up that the Smart Cancer has already begun infecting PC monitors. Samsung makes Smart Monitors. It won’t be long before there are no longer Dumb Monitors.
Can i pleace find a decent TV without smart-capabilitys? I just want HDMI thats it
Don’t give your TV wifi access, use a separate device to watch stuff (Chromecast, FireTV, Android box, etc…)
Wish it had more apps, but Apple TV is pretty solid. With the Steam link app, it’s also good for couch gaming on your pc.
We use Moonlight instead of Steam Link. It requires a little more setting up at the PC end, but overall seems to be a more smooth result.
Witch brands have moonlight available natively? I think I remember Samsung. Anything else? LG doesn’t…
Yeah, that was my approach, but the forced ads are also on the roku stick :(
Technically you can get commercial TVs but many companies stopped selling them. They are literally the new screen tech with no “Smart” capabilities. They are also much cheaper than their smart counterparts.
I’ve had luck with just not giving a smart TV my wifi password.
Cheap computer monitor works well for me.
Just a heads up that the Smart Cancer has already begun infecting PC monitors. Samsung makes Smart Monitors.
It won’t be long before there are no longer Dumb Monitors.
Commercial displays