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Hisense TVs force owners to watch intrusive ads when switching inputs, visiting the home screen, or even changing channels — practice infuriates consumers, brand denies wrongdoing (www.tomshardware.com)
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[–] dellhiver@sh.itjust.works 2 points 7 hours ago (2 children)

Well what about a PC monitor? You can get u to like 43" and beyond. Obviously they are great for gaming as well.

The other very impractical mention - after TVs starting adding ads, cameras and microphones, I switched to a 2nd hand projector. Most have no smart features.

All you need is a white or off- white wall to protect on to. And the ability to block some light coming into the room.

Downsides:

  • They can be bulky and noisy. Particularly the 4k ones
  • might need separate speakers
  • Not as low latency as a tv but models do come with VRR
  • bulbs do get darker from prolonged use (and aren't always cheap to replace)
  • you might need separate speakers
  • and there are the trailing cables
  • And you'll never get the inky blacks of oleds. But for picture size and immersion for the cost, they are basically unbeatable.

Some can project from a coffee table.

For tv series and YouTube like content, I use a laptop. Then for big movies, I use the projector and 5.1 sound system (mostly 2nd hand as well.)

[–] acosmichippo@lemmy.world 7 points 6 hours ago* (last edited 6 hours ago) (1 children)

projectors are just not a practical recommendation for most people. unless you take pretty drastic measures to set up your room like a proper theater, the picture quality will be drastically worse than an average TV.

[–] dellhiver@sh.itjust.works 1 points 6 hours ago

Indeed, that's why I mentioned a PC monitor first

[–] CatZoomies@lemmy.world 4 points 5 hours ago

Just a heads up that the Smart virus is spreading to monitors, too. In a few years most monitors will be Smart.