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> I will go out of my way to buy a dumb TV next time. How? I don't see any dumb TVs for sale.

• morsch 11y ago
  Isn't dumb TV just another word for monitor these days?
  • nodata 11y ago
    Because you no longer need a tuner? Could be. But I doubt you could buy a 60" glass front monitor for the price they sell TVs :)
  • sliverstorm 11y ago
    They certainly seem to be similar! But, a number of differences do arise from intended use. - TVs don't need anywhere near the same level of display quality. They are viewed from ten feet away and do not render small text, so they don't need as clear a picture. They also don't really have to go over 30fps, and latency is less of a concern. Basically, they have looser constraints in many ways, making them cheaper - TVs have a plethora of inputs of many formats - TVs have remote controls
  • dragonwriter 11y ago
    > Isn't dumb TV just another word for monitor these days? A dumb TV still has a TV tuner, so they aren't equivalent. But unless you plan on plugging it directly into an antenna for OTA broadcasts, they are basically equivalent.