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I never understood why geeks would own a smart TV. The solution is simple. It's called a monitor. If you're fancy you get a projector. Connect that shit to a secure box and be done.
It's really not that hard. I never understood how people find it so difficult to understand.
Monitors are made to be viewed up close for the most part. And as such they don't exist in TV sizes. There are a few, but they are super expensive.
Projectors suck. A good projector that gets close to the image quality of a decent TV will cost quite a lot. And the way they work, they don't always work in every room.
Inb4 digital signage. They suck too. They're made to be bright screens to be viewed outdoors or in bright large rooms and to be switched on all day. They don't have image quality comparable to an actual TV because they aren't made for image quality.
So yeah, if you want a large screen with good image quality to watch stuff on from your sofa 3 meters away, a TV is very very often your only realistic option. And since nobody makes a decent dumb TV anymore, you're essentially stuck with smart TVs.
I use IDS (interactive digital signage) for my TV in my bedroom, but I have good reasons: I work for the manufacturer, my job involves using it and I work from home, it was free.
Picture quality isn’t incredible, but it’s not bad. SDR 4K LCD, so obviously lacking a bit compared to commercial TVs. But again, free and I needed it in my house for my job so I already had limited options for where to put it.
I would not recommend buying one. They expensive, image quality is substandard, and you can’t actually just buy one individually.
Do they make 75" monitors? I see a few with touch, but those are $3000+.
It looks like NEC used to have a 70" monitor, but it was discontinued.
I've ran projectors at 100" for years. Only a few hundred.
I do not have a place to do a projector, if I replace my tv it needs to be another tv or monitor.
Some of the monitors are going smart. I won't be buying those.