I do own a Samsung 4k/hdr smart TV. There is a hidden menu, in this menu you will find an option to disable the smart option.<p>I had to digg deep to find it. You can search for the remote-control codes which grants access to the hidden menu (brand/product related).<p>One negative thing, when I start the screen I have to exit a message stating how dumb the TV is.<p>Have fun with your dumb TV :) I love my dumb TV screen, just like any other PC screen.<p>Update: This way you can go back to smart TV anytime, in case you wanna sell it. No need to flash the firmware.
Had a good experience with Sony Bravia professional displays. It’s stock Android with no preinstalled bullshit, and surprisingly for a professional display it was very reasonably priced.
Sure, here's a couple: <a href="https://www.makeuseof.com/best-dumb-tvs/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://www.makeuseof.com/best-dumb-tvs/</a><p>Unfortunately, I couldn't buy one in my country without having to leave some kidney to pay for it, so, I've just bought a regular one, and guess what, it starts to ask for wifi and to configure it using their proprietary app. Fortunaly there's an option to say no :)
Sceptre still makes some non-smart 4K TVs. If you look at their "4K UHD" line, anything that doesn't explicitly call out a smart TV platform is non-smart.<p>I have a U435CV-UMRD -- the picture quality is very good, but the built-in speakers are suboptimal, so I use it with an external sound bar. I'm not sure about the audio quality of the other models.
I’d say your best chance is to buy an android smart tv, give it no access to any internet or whatsoever and plug an Apple TV. I’m saying android os cause maybe you have the chance to tinker with the os settings a bit more and customize it to the point it’s not that smart anymore. Btw I’d be more willing to pay even big bucks for a stock non smart 4K tv
Not sure about TVs but dumb projectors exist and most are capable of creating a 100”+ image on a plain white wall with very satisfying results.<p>A bonus is that there’s no tv in the room taking space.<p>I’ve been using a projector paired with an appletv for the last 5 years and am happy with it. Limited viewing hours after dark are a plus in my case.
I specifically bought <i>LG LED UQ75 43" 4K Smart TV</i> to be used as a monitor.<p>When I powered up it for the first time there was like a 1 second lag between moving the mouse and the cursor moving and I started to scream internally. But I found the "Game mode" and it fixed the lag and killed off all those fancy enhancements features.<p>HDR works, angles are a bit too narrow for the close sit, though would be fine for 1m+.<p>I never connected it to the net, the software don't bother me with that at all.<p>I've even updated the FW on it, the old style - by writing it on the USB thumb-drive and physically sticking it in.<p><a href="https://www.lg.com/uk/tvs-soundbars/4k-uhd-tvs/43uq75006lf/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://www.lg.com/uk/tvs-soundbars/4k-uhd-tvs/43uq75006lf/</a>
I don't know but I hate my Samsung more and more for how intrusive and needy of my 'consent' it is, and the UI has always been slow and unresponsive like it runs at 5 fps or something. The panel itself is great but I think I was happier with the state of TV tech two decades ago.