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I think we've reached the point where the only safe way of buying a TV is to buy a business conference room display or large screen monitor instead. Seems to be the only way to get something without all the dystopian crap.

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But then you're losing all of the goodies for movies and games, such as proper color space or contrast. Usually the business TVs are anything but good for movies.

But consumer TVs nowadays come with absolutely hideous defaults, with color, contrast and sharpness adjusted to first and foremost compete for attention against other manufacturers on store shelves. It's gotten bad enough that stores now offer adjustment services — for a price, obviously — just to get the picture to look the way it should in the first place!

You’re absolutely right. Commonly referred to as “scorch” mode.

The factory tint setting is always too high!

I will counter with the Iiyama prolite x4071uhsu-b1, the highest-contrast (5000:1 typ) LCD I have ever seen with such a competitive sticker price. 500~600$ 4k 40". Up to 75Hz @24bit color or 60Hz @40bit color.

It has zero smart stuff, and comes with an RS232 input for which documentation exists to control _everything_ remotely. I think the latter is due to it's brother being a 24/7 rated digital signage device, which typically implies remote management.

I'm passively looking for a newer model for a potential secondary setup on a different desk/location, but haven't stumbled on anything I'd prefer.

Luckily we’re living in the era where people are offloading their old last-gen dumb TVs for next to nothing in order to replace it with a smart one.

I got my current TV off the side of the road. It’s a 42” LCD Samsung, and that’s good enough for me.

Projectors are also an option.

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