You are looking for a very large monitor. They are very expensive. TVs are large monitors subsidized by their adware.

Just buy a TV and don't connect it to the Internet. I have even seen people remove the WiFi daughterboard. That's essentially your "very large monitor." You absolutely do not have to endure the adware and privacy invasion of content recognition and other spyware. Beat the TV manufacturers at their own game.

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imp0cat 3 hours ago | parent [-]

You can set your TV to "dumb mode" by choosing Apps only mode or Basic TV mode (might be only available for Sony Google TVs).

You definitely want to turn "Samba Interactive TV" off.

	▲	troupo an hour ago \| parent [-]
		> You can set your TV to "dumb mode" by choosing Apps only mode Android TV has this. It didn't have ads for less than a year. Now the ads banner is there regardless.

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LoganDark 4 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Or a TV where you can rip out the internals and replace them with some cheap dumb board. Not sure where you'd find a reputable one, though, as that's the perfect audience for hidden backdoors.

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giancarlostoro 4 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Naturally I would say, but that doesn't have speakers... but you can't even buy a TV without having to buy a soundbar or any sort of sound system anymore. Infuriating.

	▲	drnick1 3 hours ago \| parent [-]
		A pair of bookshelf speakers will always dominate whatever speakers the TV comes with. It's a mandatory replacement in any case. There isn't enough physical space in a TV for good sound. Soundbars are crap.