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lbotosyesterday at 10:55 PM5 repliesview on HN

I'll get on my high horse and say you can get solid "DID/Commercial" TVs for not that much more: https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1788343-REG/samsung_q...

I got this a few months ago -- 4k, solid brightness, and ok color.

Is it the OMG BEST? no. But I Disabled wifi, and even the channel display.

I use it with an apple TV with CEC on the TV -- I turn on the apple tv, TV turns on straight to apple interface. I turn off from the apple remote, TV turns off.

It's effectively "an apple TV" -- I'm happy.


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gruezyesterday at 10:57 PM

>Is it the OMG BEST? no. But I Disabled wifi, and even the channel display.

Why not just get a (presumably subsidized) smart TV instead, and skipping the premium? It'd also be not disconnected from the internet, and despite vague HN/reddit speculation that TVs have cell modems in them, that has yet to be confirmed.

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newsofthedayyesterday at 11:22 PM

We keep our TV dumb, have a laptop behind it running Kubuntu Linux. Stream in everything in Chrome. Use an Air Mouse and wireless keyboard sometimes. Works great.

hoherdyesterday at 11:13 PM

That looks like The Frame from Samsung. Does it have a matte surface? What version of Tizen is it running? Does it have API access?

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Banditozyesterday at 11:43 PM

What's the current OLED recommendation today?

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p0wnyesterday at 11:18 PM

Begs the question - why has apple never come out with a TV.

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