These also tends to be designed for 16/7 runtime, which should be way more than most residential usage — unless grandma keeps it running 24/7… but hey, if you splurge a bit more, there are models designed for 24/7 as well.
I bought a 50" TCL 5 Series a few years ago on-sale and never connected it to internet. It does fine for my needs and doesn’t bother me about connection or apps at all.
Why should a TV ever need updates? Does anyone still make good “dumb” TVs that don’t want/need an internet connection?
I’ve had updates fix issues with HDR and what not, but I do agree, and think dumb TVs so be more available
I believe the search term you seek may be “commercial signage display”
These also tends to be designed for 16/7 runtime, which should be way more than most residential usage — unless grandma keeps it running 24/7… but hey, if you splurge a bit more, there are models designed for 24/7 as well.
I do purchasing for a company that installs digital signage, yeah this is what you want.
Look at the CDE series by Viewsonic or similar, we mostly order Viewsonics so they’re who I’ve seen.
I wanted a dumb tv. I was so sick of looking, I just got a 27" gaming monitor with 2k resolution for $150.
You can also get a 32" 4K monitor for like $500 but I didn’t really need that.
Askin’ the real questions here… average answer i’ve seen is Buy a monitor instead.
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I bought a 50" TCL 5 Series a few years ago on-sale and never connected it to internet. It does fine for my needs and doesn’t bother me about connection or apps at all.