Does anyone got any television recommendations for dumb tv’s or other words none smart tv’s? Or even a tv that is smart but the software is open sourced making it privacy friendly?
Does anyone got any television recommendations for dumb tv’s or other words none smart tv’s? Or even a tv that is smart but the software is open sourced making it privacy friendly?
You can buy commercial signage displays like this one from Samsung which have modern display features. These are made to run 16 hours/day every day so the electronics are actually better than most consumer displays.
These don’t have all the crapware of consumer smart TVs, but they also aren’t subsidized by all the data gathering and ad pushing stuff so they cost more than smart TVs of the same size.
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A reasonable enough VESA mount or stand should be no more than $50 or $60. Looks like the linked display has VESA 200 mounting holes.
You want to wall mount any decent sized TV anyway. My LG didn’t come with a stand either, only a wall mount.
Why would I want to wall mount a TV if it’s large?
Several reasons.
First of all space: a wall mounted TV takes up less space, and this is especially true if it’s a large TV
Second: safety. A large flat screen is at risk for falling over. Even the smallish (50") plasma I had a while back came with a safety warning that urged you to basically run a piece of rope from a hook at the top of the TV to the wall to ensure it wouldn’t fall on anyone.
Third: it just looks better.