A friend is looking for one and I don’t know what to recommend.

Assuming that the goal is to never connect it to the internet and plug in another device with HDMI.

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    5 hours ago

    Assuming that the goal is to never connect it to the internet and plug in another device with HDMI.

    Ooh, this sounds like you may be interested in Commercial TVs? I heard those are the closest you can get to a dumb TV. I haven’t dived deeper than that though.

    Any one have experience with commercial TVs?

    Samsung Commercial TVs: https://www.samsung.com/us/business/displays/commercial-tvs/

    This one even calls out that it’s not smart:

    Samsung HU600F Non-Smart Hospitality TV with Pro:Idiom for Set Top Box Deployments

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      You need to be mindful of specs when looking at commercial panels. Video quality is not a primary focus so I’ve seen them use 8 bit and even 6 bit panels instead of the recommended 10 bit or 12 bit panels.

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      8 hours ago

      There’s are still some consumer TVs out there that allow you to use the green without an Internet connection. Although they are kinda rare these days.