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My set-up doesn't include a smart tv ... I specifically stayed away from buying one because of the monitoring they can do on my usage.
So mine is a good LCD > HDMI'd to my laptop > running a good VPN > links to multiple streaming sources that offer everything from live sports to new movies/TV shows.
Been running this way for over 20 yrs now and it works for me.
Yeah, problem is if you want a modern TV, you don't have a choice. You either get a smart TV or suffer
just never connect your smart tv to the internet
Just don't enable any network connections, and it's just a big monitor.
I think you can jailbreak lots of them, although I've never tried
I bought second-hand and got a wicked deal (cause they thought the audio was gone, but for me it a quick fix). :)
What was the problem and how did you fix
There was no sound at all, and when I went to look at the tv before buying it, they turned it on to show zero pixel loss but didn't have the volumn on. And I didn't push it.
Got home, no sound, so searched the model and found the answer ... a minor setting adjustment. I was super happy about that.
A win for me. \O/
Amazing. I thought you had to open it up and replace a damaged component.
I thought I'd have to as well. Just got lucky.
You can have a smart tv and not connect it to the internet or lan. My workaround was to attach a computer and use the tv as a monitor.
Dumb question: Is the video resolution limited by the laptop display resolution? What if LCD has a higher available resolution?
you can set separate resolutions for your laptop's built-in screen and your external display, unless you're just mirroring the display to both.
If I'm streaming a 4K the resolution is limited by my non-4K tv. Other than that the resolution is dictated by the stream itself (ie: some are DVD quality, some are low res for those who have poor bandwidth, etc).
Many of the streams I access show the size of the file stream so you can choose the best one for you.
understood, thanks for the reply!