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Re:OpenLGTV: Legal reverse engineering and research of LG TV... by entropicgravity on Thursday November 25, 2021 @06:52AM (#29340550)
Most TV makers have versions for commercial display purposes that don't include the "smart" stuff. Typically cheaper too.
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Re:OpenLGTV: Legal reverse engineering and research of LG TV... by fossuser on Thursday November 25, 2021 @08:42AM (#29341281)
Yeah I looked at those when I learned of them. They often come with serious quality (and price) trade offs if you’re able to source them at all.

If you’re looking for a generic LCD it’s probably fine, but if you’re comparing to an LG OLED you won’t find an ad free option in the commercial market. At least I couldn’t back when I tried.

Giving the TV no network access and using an Apple TV seemed to be the best option.

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Re:OpenLGTV: Legal reverse engineering and research of LG TV... by wolrah on Thursday November 25, 2021 @10:19PM (#29347237)
> If you’re looking for a generic LCD it’s probably fine, but if you’re comparing to an LG OLED you won’t find an ad free option in the commercial market. At least I couldn’t back when I tried.

https://www.lg.com/global/business/commercial-tv/lg-77EU960H...

They don't update the commercial line annually of course, so it's equivalent to a consumer model from a few years ago, but the panels are all the same until the 2021 models anyways.

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Re:OpenLGTV: Legal reverse engineering and research of LG TV... by nottorp on Thursday November 25, 2021 @07:41AM (#29340851)
Some pointers to model numbers / where those can be bought would be helpful, thanks!
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