• shadow@lemmy.sdf.org
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    1 year ago

    I’m trying to figure out what to buy now because my TV from 20 years ago finally died. Can’t find anything that’s essentially a large monitor.

  • Captain Aggravated@sh.itjust.works
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    1 year ago

    I really miss the last generation of tube TVs to the early flat panels. Electronics of that time knew what I was about. They had composite ports on the front so that you could bring your PS2 over to your buddy’s house and play Guitar Hero all night. It worked. And you could trust it to work.

    I hate smart TVs and when my current "commercial signage TV that’s not a smart TV but it still really wants to be connected to the internet* dies, I’m just gonna buy a monitor or do without.

    • Raz@lemm.ee
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      1 year ago

      I did that and I’m really happy I did. I bought a TV sized monitor and hooked up a Google TV. It’s great and I’m hoping I’ll be able to use the TV at least 10 years this way instead of it slowing down like crazy after 2 to 3 years. All I need to replace is the dongle.

  • Lexi Sneptaur@pawb.social
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    1 year ago

    Just get an A/V receiver and plug it in over “insert modern version of HDMI here” and call it a day. I have like 7 consoles hooked up to my receiver all going to a 4K HDR TV. (It’s a smart TV but it’s completely disconnected from all networks)