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Smarter than a Smart TV! (Raspberry Pi Inside)

Jeff Geerling

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Jeff Geerling reviews a commercial Sharp NEC display that features an integrated slot for a Raspberry Pi Compute Module 4.

This thing isn't a TV; it's a display! It costs more than a smart TV, but it also doesn't spy on you, so that's nice. Thanks to Sharp NEC Display Solutions of America for sending the display, speakers, stand, and Compute Module kit used in this video. Support me on Patreon: patreon.com/geerlingguy Sponsor me on GitHub: github.com/sponsors/geerlingguy Merch: redshirtjeff.com 2nd Channel: youtube.com/c/GeerlingEngineering #RaspberryPi Mentioned in this video: - NEC UHD Professional Display M551: sharpnecdisplays.us/products/displays/m551 - MPI4E Raspberry Pi Compute Module 4 addon: sharpnecdisplays.us/products/accessories/mpi4e - Intel Smart Display Module: intel.com/content/www/us/en/design/products-and-solutions/so… - Crab Rave: youtube.com/watch?v=LDU_Txk06tM - What Does the Fox Say? youtube.com/watch?v=jofNR_WkoCE - Lincoln-Binns Compute Module 4 Enclosures: lincolnbinns.com/shop/internet-of-things-iot/compute-module-… Contents: - Not a TV - Everywhere but GameStop - Raspberry Pi Inside - MediaPlayer on the Pi - RetroPie - LibreELEC / Kodi - Native Linux on a TV? - Why so expensive? - Gaming? - Alternatives

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What people say. Recommended for those looking for high-quality, non-smart displays that can be controlled locally using a Raspberry Pi.

arararon Hacker News • Recommends

On “The Cost of Cheap TVs”

Just get a "display". See link to this video where Jeff Geerling talks about how great a TV his non-TV is. He has an NEC UHD Professional Display M551. He gets to control the software on the embedded Raspberry Pi. It's about $1700 but I think it's worth it. Product link link
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modrianoon Hacker News • Recommends

On “Streaming company Roku to lay off 6% workforce”

A recent Jeff Geerling video dug into this subject. 0. Sharp NEC 1 makes and sells TVs without any "smart" junk (they're mainly aimed at being 24/7 monitors/displays in businesses). They're significantly more expensive than consumer TVs, but part of that is likely to accommodate 24/7 usage. 0 link to this video 1 link
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saxonwwon Hacker News • Mentions

On “GM makes $1,500 subscription mandatory on GMC, Buick, Cadillac Models”

This comes up over and over again. There is a brand that sells through Wal Mart in the US (Sceptre) which tends to not have smart features. They are not high end sets. You can also get 'commercial' sets intended for signage that are apparently OK too. Jeff Geerling did a video on an interesting one from Sharp/NEC that takes a smart module, which can be a raspberry pi, here: link to this video . There are some caveats, but it's something to keep an eye on IMO. It seems to be true that there are no high end/aspirational sets that don't have smart features. I haven't personally seen any OLEDs, for example (although I am not an authority on this).
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jamesbfbon Hacker News • Mentions

On “The downfall of smart TVs: From promises of seamless viewing to ad tool”

Jeff Geerling talks about this very TV in one of his videos a while back: link to this video If my partner wasn’t so hell bent in decor when choosing a TV, I would have loved one of these!
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antongribokon Hacker News • Mentions

On “Plasma Bigscreen”

The fact that it actually comes with a Raspberry Pi is incredibly cool to me. Oh, and of course there's a review of it from Jeff Geerling: link to this video Actually, this thing has some pretty decent specs... my initial reaction was that it was overpriced, but now I'm thinking this is a decent deal for what you get.
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gclaweson Hacker News • Mentions

On “Ask Wirecutter: Can You Recommend a Not-Smart TV for Me?”

It would be so cool if it supported something like an insertable Raspberry Pi like these NEC displays did, but with standard consumer TV display characteristics (4k, > 60hz, etc) link to this video
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