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There are plenty of plain TVs around though, just like there are plain operating systems, plain phones, etc but consumers still give their money to Samsung, Microsoft, Google, etc. Most people don't care, you are not the target audience.


Got any Amazon/BestBuy/Costco links for a 65" 4k "plain" TV that lacks advertisements?



Do those accept regular cable?


Connectivity HDMI Port 3 USB Port 2 x USB 2.0 Ethernet Port Yes Audio Ports Stereo mini Jack

https://www.newegg.com/samsung-qb43b-43/p/N82E16824027232?It...


Yes check out Sceptre brand you can buy in any of a number of places. As dumb as it gets. 65" 4k goes for pretty cheap.


So, what would be some of that plenty "plain" models with good quality and comparable price?


Found a cheap one but it’s 720p.

Sceptre 32" Class 720P HD LED TV X322BV-SR

Didn’t spent much time looking at Walmart however.


Yeah, taking more about a 50"-65" 4K, with a price at $800 or below...

32"/720 won't cut it - that's what I already have, and have had for like a decade...


I sold a 42"/720 close to a decade ago, and we'd had that TV quite a long time. I didn't know 720 panels were still even produced.


Sceptre 55" Class 4K UHD LED TV HDR U550CV-U

This one apparently doesn’t have smarts (there is a similar that does) but damn those things are way too cheap.


Seems to be the way of it. When you start wanting things like 4k, good HDR, or (heavens forbid) low latency for games, the selections get a lot tighter.

Actually, my employer tried to get a Sceptre as a reasonable accommodation for someone with low vision (needed everything to be huge). That panel was so unusable not even the legally blind want to look at it.


That'd be a downgrade from my TV from over a decade ago.




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