Re:Ask HN: Are there any 4K “dumb” televisions?
by bentcorner on Monday November 29, 2021 @03:57PM
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Digital signage is good but from my understanding (and I could be wrong) probably over-engineered for home usage. They're intended to be powered on 24x7, and last a long time. Probably more resistant to burn-in too. All of which is good, but if your use case isn't so intensive you could get by with something lower-end. (Especially if you want to eventually replace the device and are looking for an excuse ;) )
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Re:Ask HN: Are there any 4K “dumb” televisions?
by ungamedplayer on Monday November 29, 2021 @05:54PM
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The model that I have js definitely over engineered. I have a 2k sign display which uses display port and its 8 years old.
It's It's bit ugly, but as long as you are okay with that.
Re:Ask HN: Are there any 4K “dumb” televisions?
by femto113 on Monday November 29, 2021 @04:06PM
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My direct experience is somewhat out of date, but from an engineering perspective the unit I have is much simpler than any TV, since it lacks a tuner or any fancy video scaling capability, and has no audio capability of any kind (that was a feature to me, since I use an A/V Receiver for sound). I think in general screens meant for signage are probably brighter than most TVs/monitors, but depending on the room that could be a useful feature as well.