A friend is looking for one and I don’t know what to recommend.
Assuming that the goal is to never connect it to the internet and plug in another device with HDMI.
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I was kind of expecting the comments to be the way they are, which is nice.
Preferably a TV with no smart features.
Or just take the cheapest option and never connect it to the internet.
Whatever RTings recommends.
Since I use a PC with a TV and ignore the “smart” infestures entirely and never connect to the internet unless I become aware of a bug fix that concerns the displayed picture, it doesn’t matter much to me. I just compare panel quality on the fly with my phone while out buying one and check for any deal breakers like a high failure rate or something. I’d look for microLED /w an adequate amount of dimming zones, HDR1000, VRR Freesync, and 120hz. The last two times I went during winter holidays and bought heavily discounted clearance last year’s models 75" panels. Won’t again until it breaks. Edit: LG currently but I have no brand loyalty.
It would also need speakers (I recommend plug in kind) but I really like my Epson 3200 projector: Bright enough to use in the day, my screen is 120", and there’s no “smart” garbage.
If you want an actual TV, look at commercial displays instead of stuff from big box stores: They will be more expensive, but won’t have any of the junky ad ridden stuff.
Is look for a hospitality TV or some other dumb tv, at least 120hz refresh, excellent contrast, 4k.
Can you even find these anymore?
I wouldn’t get a television. I would get a monitor. No UI. No smart features. Just a black square that had HDMI inputs.
If you really want to watch OTA TV, you can buy box tuners that connect to the HDMI. Usually with DVR capability.
It will cost more. Like…a LOT more. But thats just what regular TVs used to cost back in the 90s. You wanted a bigscreen tv? $800 then, which would be like $2,000 now. And “big screen” was like 55 inch. Though it was a 4:3 ratio. So 55 inch then wold be more like 70 inch now in a 16:9 ratio.
Honestly, same with me. I’d go for a CRT TV, though, and play old video games through that (or just connect a PC to a smaller monitor that’s manageable).
I would probably be trying to pick something with at least 120hz now.
There’s at least one supplier here in the UK that still sells free-to-air-only dumb TVs. Digital of course, because we turned off analogue TV signals years ago, but no smarter than that. Definitely no Internet connectivity.
If I decided I was going to become a regular TV watcher again, I’d probably get one of those.
IDK, but whatever it will be won’t have smart features and also will have all the input ports. I’d spend a little bit more for a classic display that just works as a display and has no network connectivity on its own.
It would need to be an OLED.
I really like the reviews on this site https://www.rtings.com/
I dont see it mentioned here, but I went with a 75" Spectre earlier this year. I had a 40" Spectre that was given to me third- hand, and I only replaced it because it was too small for the new place I moved into. Spectre doesn’t seem to even offer smart TV, and I wanted to support that decision. The only potential downside that you may see is the lack of a 4k offering, but that wasn’t something I care about.
well first I’d take an extension cord to goodwill
That friend needs to be more specific, they didn’t even give you resolution or screen size preferences? What kind of friend does that?
If it’s going to be a glorified display then simply get a non-smart tv designed for digital signage.
I really like my LG G4 OLED, best television I’ve ever had and reviews are great.
