Dearest Karnage... We have to get you on the dumb TV train!
In fact, my TV is technically a commercial display (they're built to last longer as a side benefit).
It's so fucking nice to just have a display like the old days.
I connect a MiniPC to it that runs Fedora and a full Bitcoin node.
No bullshit apps. No TV OS that is often stupidly insecure. No spying. Just blissful pixels and light.
Anyway, I recommend NEC the next time you're shopping. Newegg tends to have previous models for a lot cheaper. I think I paid about half the usual price that way.
Believe me, I’d love to, but I’m not keen on throwing away that which already exists
Fair enough. The internal computer of my smartTV dying is what finally landed me on a display. The display itself was actually fine but couldn't be used anymore. Quite sad really. A lot of them stop getting updates too (or broken ones, which I think was my issue) which ends up encouraging waste.
Here is some data for the day you do need a new one. It's actually quite difficult to find a non-smart TV these days. https://image.nostr.build/c84e5dfe8d84c388cce60002f39691c7b7ef36940eb619f828670e1662f4bebb.jpg
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