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Incubator Q&A How do I find a good dumb TV?

Yeah, it is pretty much a lost tech. CRT times are over. And "feature rich" sells better than "feature poor", therefore the smart hype. It sounds that you actually not looking for a TV but need a ...

posted 2mo ago by Antares‭  ·  edited 2mo ago by Antares‭

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#4: Post edited by user avatar Antares‭ · 2024-09-01T17:41:35Z (about 2 months ago)
  • Yeah, it is pretty much a lost tech. CRT times are over. And "feature rich" sells better than "feature poor", therefore the smart hype.
  • It sounds that you actually not looking for a TV but need a computer monitor. Not a gaming monitor, but one for video editing or bureau purposes.
  • To make the monitor a TV you can use something like amazon's fire TV stick or a tuner settop box. Those mostly have just the plain old "dumb" overlay you probably know from VCRs and the like.
  • Sizes of those monitors are with 28" at the upper limit already, I think. 24 or 25" is more common.
  • Yeah, it is pretty much a lost tech. CRT times are over. And "feature rich" sells better than "feature poor", therefore the smart hype.
  • It sounds that you actually not looking for a TV but need a computer monitor. Not a gaming monitor, but one for video editing or bureau purposes.
  • To make the monitor a TV you can use something like amazon's fire TV stick or a tuner settop box. The latter mostly have just the plain old "dumb" overlay you probably know from VCRs and the like.
  • Sizes of those monitors are with 28" at the upper limit already, I think. 24 or 25" is more common.
#3: Post edited by user avatar Andreas lost his angel wings‭ · 2024-09-01T17:39:05Z (about 2 months ago)
Remove personal inquiries not suitable for Q/A. Try to make the answer as general, available and useful to future readers, not just the specific author of the question.
  • Yeah, it is pretty much a lost tech. CRT times are over. And "feature rich" sells better than "feature poor", therefore the smart hype.
  • It sounds that you actually not looking for a TV but need a computer monitor. Not a gaming monitor, but one for video editing or bureau purposes. (Need help to find one? Let me know, I can help on this.)
  • Idk about the sizes you want tho and what minimal features you need in terms of what you want to see/receive with it? Online streaming stuff or satellite broadcast TV, etc.
  • To make the monitor a TV you can use something like amazon's fire TV stick or a tuner settop box. Those mostly have just the plain old "dumb" overlay you probably know from VCRs and the like.
  • Sizes of those monitors are with 28" at the upper limit already, I think. 24 or 25" is more common.
  • Yeah, it is pretty much a lost tech. CRT times are over. And "feature rich" sells better than "feature poor", therefore the smart hype.
  • It sounds that you actually not looking for a TV but need a computer monitor. Not a gaming monitor, but one for video editing or bureau purposes.
  • To make the monitor a TV you can use something like amazon's fire TV stick or a tuner settop box. Those mostly have just the plain old "dumb" overlay you probably know from VCRs and the like.
  • Sizes of those monitors are with 28" at the upper limit already, I think. 24 or 25" is more common.
#2: Post edited by user avatar Antares‭ · 2024-09-01T11:28:24Z (about 2 months ago)
  • It sounds that you actually not looking for a TV but for a computer monitor. Not a gaming monitor, but one for video editing or bureau purposes. (Need help to find one? Let me know, I can help on this.)
  • Idk about the sizes you want tho and what minimal features you need in terms of what you want to see/receive with it? Online streaming stuff or satellite broadcast TV, etc.
  • To make the monitor a TV you can use something like amazon's fire TV stick or a tuner settop box. Those mostly have just the plain old "dumb" overlay you know probably from VCRs and the like.
  • Sizes of those monitors are with 28" at the upper limit already, I think. 24 or 25" is more common.
  • Yeah, it is pretty much a lost tech. CRT times are over. And "feature rich" sells better than "feature poor", therefore the smart hype.
  • It sounds that you actually not looking for a TV but need a computer monitor. Not a gaming monitor, but one for video editing or bureau purposes. (Need help to find one? Let me know, I can help on this.)
  • Idk about the sizes you want tho and what minimal features you need in terms of what you want to see/receive with it? Online streaming stuff or satellite broadcast TV, etc.
  • To make the monitor a TV you can use something like amazon's fire TV stick or a tuner settop box. Those mostly have just the plain old "dumb" overlay you probably know from VCRs and the like.
  • Sizes of those monitors are with 28" at the upper limit already, I think. 24 or 25" is more common.
#1: Initial revision by user avatar Antares‭ · 2024-09-01T11:23:13Z (about 2 months ago)
It sounds that you actually not looking for a TV but for a computer monitor. Not a gaming monitor, but one for video editing or bureau purposes. (Need help to find one? Let me know, I can help on this.) 

Idk about the sizes you want tho and what minimal features you need in terms of what you want to see/receive with it? Online streaming stuff or satellite broadcast TV, etc.

To make the monitor a TV you can use something like amazon's fire TV stick or a tuner settop box. Those mostly have just the plain old "dumb" overlay you know probably from VCRs and the like.

Sizes of those monitors are with 28" at the upper limit already, I think. 24 or 25" is more common.