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What other devices can serve the same purpose? I only really need to be able to run Playlet, Netflix, and Plex.

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[–] Necrifyre@piefed.blahaj.zone 14 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Get a dumb TV, a nice HDMI cable, have it hook to your PC. Watch things from your ad-free browser.

[–] jomal@lemmy.world 12 points 3 days ago (5 children)

Where do you find a modern dumb TV nowadays?

[–] CanIFishHere@lemmy.ca 14 points 2 days ago

Just get any TV but don't connect it WiFi or ethernet.

[–] MonkeMischief@lemmy.today 10 points 2 days ago (2 children)

I've heard the only way to get a modern one is to basically get one that's meant for commercial signage. =\

[–] Professorozone@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

There also one from Sceptre but I guess they're not the best TVs.

[–] lemmyng@lemmy.world 7 points 2 days ago

Yeah, I bought a Samsung Hospitality 65" TV and a Samsung Q-Series Soundbar. I like it, but I wish I didn't have to spend the money I did to get it.

[–] finalarbiter@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 2 days ago

Sceptre still makes them. I bought a 50" 4K from walmart under that brand a few years ago

[–] tipicaldik@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

I bought a 32" Westinghouse dumb TV for $149 from walmart several months back. I use it in my workshop where I don't have wi-fi. I use an over-the-air antennae and wanted to just have it come on and play without having to go through menus and shit...

you can't at any reasonable price and quality