Ask HN: Which TV do you recommend for privacy?

Re:Ask HN: Which TV do you recommend for privacy? by beej71 on Sunday November 01, 2026 @03:17PM (#50329331)

I don't know how true it still is, but dumb TVs have traditionally been marketed as "commercial displays". You'll pay more and have to bring your own media, of course.

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Re:Ask HN: Which TV do you recommend for privacy? by HelloUsername on Sunday November 01, 2026 @03:23PM (#50329405)

> commercial displays

These are generally meant to display (static) advertisement media, you'll have a false experience watching movies or playing games on them.

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Re:Ask HN: Which TV do you recommend for privacy? by pdimitar on Sunday November 01, 2026 @03:41PM (#50329635)

What is "a false experience"?

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Re:Ask HN: Which TV do you recommend for privacy? by jaggederest on Sunday November 01, 2026 @03:49PM (#50329721)

I believe those displays intended for static advertising etc are not set up for good refresh rate or cinema viewing, so they'll have very poor e.g. ghosting during action sequences, low contrast ratios, a lot like a LCD TV from the early 2000s.

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Re:Ask HN: Which TV do you recommend for privacy? by pdimitar on Sunday November 01, 2026 @03:52PM (#50329739)

Ah, I see. I saw some do that in front of fashion shops or jewelries, yep.

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