Re:Why Dumb TVs Deserve a Comeback
by bluGill on Sunday December 15, 2024 @03:14PM
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There will always beeoptions without. Some tvs are used in industrial settings to show safety information. If someone dies and the tv was, showing ads instead of safety information there will be big lawsuits.
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Yeah, they just cost a ten times more
Re:Why Dumb TVs Deserve a Comeback
by NoMoreNicksLeft on Monday December 16, 2024 @01:56AM
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In some cases, those places buy non-retail "kiosk" televisions. They're hard to search for on the manufacturer sites.
> non-retail "kiosk" televisions
The more correct term would be Digital Signage displays, eg. [1] - they often run on high voltages though so it's better to be sure when screwing around with them
Re:Why Dumb TVs Deserve a Comeback
by jaredhallen on Monday December 16, 2024 @11:05PM
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I've been buying the Samsung QB series at work lately. They're advertised as signage, and do function in more or less "dumb" mode - they work fine with no network connection. But they do run Tizen OS, which is less dumb than I'd like. Also worth mentioning that they're real nice, but also pretty spendy.
Those usually have shit color accuracy and high black levels, but they are bright.
There are OLED digital signage displays, which won't have any issue with black levels. Colors might need calibrating but I doubt they use different panels for these from equivalent consumer TVs.