I am considering replacing my old 50" 1080p TV which I use with (external) Chromecast and Roku. I would like a 4K display 60" or greater but I really, really don’t want any smart features. I am aware that I could purchase a commercial display to achieve this and that’s my fallback option. Can anyone here make any useful recommendations? I am in the UK so e.g. ‘Sceptre’ is not available here.
In advance, with respect, I am technically capable (check my post history) but could I ask to please avoid threads along the lines of:
- ‘non-smart TVs aren’t a thing’ - fallback is a commercial display
- ‘Nobody wants/buys non-smart TVs’ - I do
- ‘Any TV not connected to internet is dumb’/ ‘Just don’t connect it’ - This is no longer true since many TVs require a setup before use involving internet access and/or will seek access via open wifi/bluetooth/HDMI.
Thanks!
Edit:
Some commenters seem to be struggling with the ‘why do you care if it connects?’. Some examples why:
I’d be the same tbh, in Ireland here, and I’m so fed up with constant updates for my TV 🙄 yeah it’s handy that the remote has buttons for Disney+ and Prime and Netflix, but honestly it’s not needed at all. Same as not wanting Bluetooth headphones or earphones, I don’t want to have to worry about not being able to use earphones because they need charged 🙄 hard enough keeping my phone charged often enough without carrying around a charger pack. There’s a lot of inconvenience with ‘convenient’ products.
Do these fuckin things actually require being connected nowadays?
Don’t update it then? 🤷
Except every time I turn it on it’s asking to be updated before I can watch TV. It’s a nuisance. Still a big upgrade on my old TV which was like a 32" and pretty old, but it’s still irritating.