What is the best dumb TV?

Re:What is the best dumb TV? by hjnilsson on Saturday October 03, 2020 @04:14AM (#24670455)

Main issue with these are the lack of inputs. 2 HDMI ports is not enough for most people. And lack of ARC complicated adding a sound system.

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Re:What is the best dumb TV? by 3np on Saturday October 03, 2020 @06:17AM (#24670968)

Not for everyone I guess, but I've been very happy with a decently modern receiver (in my case Sony STR-DN1080) taking care of all that and acting as an HDMI "switch". 6 HDMI inputs, 2 HDMI outputs and all the other in/outs at least I could possibly want.

"Smart" features are starting to creep into these devices as well, though...

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Re:What is the best dumb TV? by krzyk on Sunday October 04, 2020 @03:38AM (#24677146)

I don't own a TV, so sorry for the question, but why there are more than 2 HDMI ports needed, or even more than 1?

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Re:What is the best dumb TV? by nfoz on Monday October 05, 2020 @02:08AM (#24685001)

So you can switch between different inputs such as multiple game consoles, DVD-player, Apple-tv/Roku/whatnot, computer/chromecast, etc.

You can get splitters but that's still not as convenient as just being able to switch with the tv's remote.

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