Smart TVs with an internet connection: Lets grab screenshots and send them to cooperate analysis advertisement department.
Privacy has become a very important issue in modern society, with companies and governments constantly abusing their power, more and more people are waking up to the importance of digital privacy.
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I’ve decided my next TV will be a Digital Sinage Display.
I’m in the same boat… Somewhere out there, there MUST be a high quality panel with good contrast, viewing angles, and motion, WITHOUT the spyware garbage in it.
The retail industry generally uses NEC/Sharp and similar displays, but they are expensive as they are metal-cased and built to run reliably all day every day.
E.G. https://sharp.ca/en/product/business-displays-pnm502/
Black levels and viewing angles would be my concern.
Oh those display specs are usually pretty good. What is more of an issue is noise (cooling system) and power consumption. They are usually brighter than home units.
I’m in a similar boat, our next TV will be a commercial display if I’m not confident that we can successfully air-gap the TV.
Something like this, ideally: https://www.lg.com/au/business/information-display/oled-digital-signage/oled-pro-monitor/65ep5g-b/
That looks great!
I imagine the price of such a TV would be quite high, since the manufacturer would need to make up for the revenue lost from not having spyware.
They do tend to be more expensive. But not extremely so. Maybe 20-40% more than a consumer equivalent.
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/12/the-ars-technica-guide-to-dumb-tvs/
tl;dr- don’t connect the tv to a network, get an apple tv