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Thousands of Android TV devices come with unkillable backdoor preinstalled (arstechnica.com)
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[–] 11 points 2 years ago (14 children)

Are non smart TVs even still a thing nowadays? I don't own or watch any TV so I honestly don't know how the market currently looks like.

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  • [–] 21 points 2 years ago (4 children)

    Yes. They are sold for commercial use, e.g., McD’s menu, and are quite pricey.

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  • [–] 13 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Depends on your definition of "quite pricey." There's no equivalent of a $250 50" Insignia FireTV, but I've seen Samsung signage displays on Amazon for about a $75-$100 premium over their comparable Smart TVs. They also don't come with a stand, so if you weren't already buying a VESA mount you'll need to add another $40-80. There is a significant premium, but it's not necessarily orders of magnitude.

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  • [–] 14 points 2 years ago (4 children)

    Apparently "smartness" has not invaded projectors...per a comment I read here on kbin a while back from a projector owner. This really encourages me to buy one.

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  • [–] 8 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    It did though, last time I went to a tech store, there was a samsung smart projector that had all the capabilities of a smart tv

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  • [–] 9 points 2 years ago

    They're harder to find, for sure. Especially if you want a large screen.

    When I was shopping around a few years ago, the only 65" TV I could find without smart features was a Sceptre, which is Walmart's electronics brand. Speakers so bad that I had to buy a sound bar, and the display isn't that great, but it gets the job done and I don't need to worry about it being an attack vector.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago*

    Yepp - hop on Ebay or some surplus auction site, and search for commercial/signage displays. Don't bother buying new unless you have the money for it IMO, they are expensive unless you get them used

    Edit: typo

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