[Cialug] Stimulus -> new TV (slightly off topic)

[Scott Yates]

Any of these should do what you want with no "smarts" and REALLY good
display guts:
https://smile.amazon.com/s?k=sceptre+tv&ref=nb_sb_noss_1

On Wed, Jun 9, 2021 at 11:11 AM Justin Richeson <neomatrixjr at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Sorry to resurrect the dead...I've finally gotten around to actually
> digging through personal emails.... So...for all the suggestions to avoid a
> smart TV...can someone please tell me where you find such a unicorn today?
> Almost every TV I could find on the market has "smarts" baked in.  I
> already owned an nVidia Shield TV that we loved, but when our TV died it
> got replaced with a TCL w/ Roku (as did my positively ancient Vizio 2nd gen
> plasma...except Hisense instead of TCL).  Sadly, the shield is now
> relegated to my crappy 720p bedroom 24" tv.... as Roku has actually been
> handling our stuff for the most part.
> Also, I've started using AdGuard vs. PiHole.  I had to rebuild it a while
> ago...so maybe the default blocks aren't enough, but I haven't had any
> complaints about much not working since setting it back up.  I do know at
> one time I had problems with PBS Kids and the DisneyNOW! app on my kid's
> tablets not working right with blockers on.
>
> On Tue, Apr 6, 2021 at 9:25 AM Todd Walton <tdwalton at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > On Wed, Mar 24, 2021 at 2:50 PM L. V. Lammert <lvl at omnitec.net> wrote:
> >
> > > OK, .. stimulus check in hand, .. time to replace the 20 year old DLP!
> > >
> >
> > Or you could put that money in Bitcoin and Ethereum and buy yourself a TV
> > for every room in the house a year or two from now...
> >
> > --
> > Todd
> > _______________________________________________
> > Cialug mailing list
> > Cialug at cialug.org
> > https://www.cialug.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/cialug
> >
> _______________________________________________
> Cialug mailing list
> Cialug at cialug.org
> https://www.cialug.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/cialug
>