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Re:My Sony "smart" TV has updated itself and tried to force ... by beached_whale on Sunday April 01, 2018 @11:37AM (#16728802)
The non-smart 4k tv's exist and can be found for relatively inexpensive prices. I just got one, an off brand Technicolor TC5580-UHD.
Re:My Sony "smart" TV has updated itself and tried to force ... by 0xcde4c3db on Sunday April 01, 2018 @05:13PM (#16730466)
That particular model number is apparently exclusive to Shoppers Drug Mart (store-exclusive model numbers are a pretty common problem; in many cases the actual difference from a "standard" model is something trivial like a slightly different remote or bezel). There's an interesting forum thread about the overall product family / platform / whatever [1].

https://forums.redflagdeals.com/rca-haier-avera-fluid-sylvan...

Re:My Sony "smart" TV has updated itself and tried to force ... by beached_whale on Sunday April 01, 2018 @09:44PM (#16731663)
Optimum points are really nice for stuff like this. Just hold onto them until something nice shows up. It would be very interesting if some details of the FW came out. Not going to reverse engineer my new TV but the service menu gives me the feels of something that is very customizable.
Re:My Sony "smart" TV has updated itself and tried to force ... by Johnny555 on Sunday April 01, 2018 @11:55AM (#16728898)
And, which make/model is it?
Re:My Sony "smart" TV has updated itself and tried to force ... by beached_whale on Sunday April 01, 2018 @12:47PM (#16729181)
It's a technicolor tc5580-uhd. Not expensive at all. It's the same company as curtis and rca.
Re:My Sony "smart" TV has updated itself and tried to force ... by kentlyons on Sunday April 01, 2018 @01:03PM (#16729273)
Having worked at Technicolor a while, they just licenses the brands to 3rd party OEMs. So the hardware is not from the same company.
Re:My Sony "smart" TV has updated itself and tried to force ... by beached_whale on Sunday April 01, 2018 @04:30PM (#16730285)
I know, but it did what I wanted and didn't cost a lot($399CDN minus store points). Picture is acceptable too.
Re:My Sony "smart" TV has updated itself and tried to force ... by dawnerd on Sunday April 01, 2018 @12:13PM (#16729001)
I’ve only been able to find industrial ones designed for applications such as theme parks where they’re basically in kiosk mode. Also not cheap.
Re:My Sony "smart" TV has updated itself and tried to force ... by saganus on Sunday April 01, 2018 @03:43PM (#16730042)
Could you offer a brand/model or some link?

I also haven't been able to find a decent non-smart tv to no avail :(

Re:My Sony "smart" TV has updated itself and tried to force ... by teh_klev on Sunday April 01, 2018 @12:03PM (#16728952)
Where did you find one?
Re:My Sony "smart" TV has updated itself and tried to force ... by beached_whale on Sunday April 01, 2018 @12:48PM (#16729187)
On sale at Shoppers Drug mart in Canada. But Costco sells models like it too