Questions tagged [hdtv]

For questions regarding hardware supporting HD resolutions such as 720p/720i or 1080p/1080i. For example, hardware for: HD displays, HD resolution, HD input/output, HD gaming.

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ATSC OTA tuner wanted

Looking for an ATSC (i.e., American) OTA (over the air) HDTV television tuner. PCI bus, PCIe bus, USB 2, or USB 3 all OK to use. Must support a Debian/Devuan distro Linux media center / Personal Video ...
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TV with small diagonal (32") without 4K resolution? Is that still up to date?

I am looking for a TV 32". I do not want an Android TV, my preferred OSes are Tizen and webOS. When I filter for 32" TV I don't find any that support 4K. It come in several online stores ...
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Android tv box for dolby vision and lossless audio formats passthrough

What can you recommend for playing video files with dolby vision? Also it should support the passthrough of all the lossless audio formats through HDMI (Dolby TrueHD, DTS-MA, atmos). I would like to ...
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Are there any adapters for ribbon cable to HDMI?

I have a JVC - LT-40CA790 Android TV 40" Smart Full HD LED TV with Google Assistant. Which has a broken screen but everything else seems to work I think like the audio, not sure bout the rest. I ...
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TV that you can turn off the screen while still listening to audio

I'm interested in purchasing a large 4K TV. One feature I promised myself I'd check on, before purchasing another television, is the ability to turn the TV's screen off at any time, while still being ...
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Best TV brands for privacy

Which are the best and worst smart TV brands with regards to advertising and data collection? I know of course to avoid Samsung and understand LG isn't much better, but how about Philips, Sony, JVC, ...
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Looking for a budget monitor

I want a budget FullHD monitor. The primary use is for office stuff (reading, email, ssh connections, etc.) I want it to have a HDMI input and some audio output in case i end using it as monitor i ...
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NON IR Remote Control Replacement for a Samsung UN50KU6300 TV

I need to replace the remote control of my Samsung UN50KU6300 TV. My main priority is too find a remote that works like the original did, in that, the remote would work without line of sight with the ...
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HDTV with HEVC (h.265 / x.265) support?

I'm looking for a HDTV capable of playing HEVC h.265 encoded videos from USB/PEN drive. Most of the HDTVs support h.264 standard but I could find any playing h.265 standard. More over it would be ...
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Display monitor with fast Boot-up / Picture-on time

I need recommendations for a cheap display monitor for use in CCTV door access. To save electricity the monitor will remain powered off at all times, until somebody needs to answer the front door and ...
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TV 50″ - PS4/movies (~$800)

I'm looking for the best TV (in this price) which I will use for playing on PlayStation 4 and watching movies. Most important features: Price: ~$800 Screen size: ~50" Resolution: FHD (4K to ...
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Browse the web on a non-internet TV

I'm looking for a way to display web content on non-internet capable TVs. Requirements are: HDMI output to the TV Built in WiFi or USB WiFi capability Simple for non-technical people to control, ...
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What are some good large 4K TVs with plenty of HDMI 2.0a/b or 2.1 ports?

I'm looking to buy a new 4K TV. It should be fairly large, above 50", but I don't care if it's 55" or 65" or whatever. The TV should support at least 3840x2160 at 60Hz with HDR on at least 2 inputs. ...
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UHD vs HDR vs QLED vs?

Okay so I just received the dreaded single pixel line down the center of my main TV and decided it was time to buy a new one. I am now overwhelmed confused and ready to start reading more. I am ...
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I want to project 2 input to 3 floors

I am a camera man in my church and I want to add lyrics, bible verse input too to the projector, which is currently in first floor only. I want a suggestion for the equipments required for camera ...
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Unicable usb receiver with multiple tuners

I want to build up a tvheadend server with 4 possible clients over unicable. So i have a unicable source with 4 channels which i want to pass to a server. Is there any affordable usb receiver, which ...
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Is it possible to connect a TV to a PC surround sound system

I recently bought an LG 49UH6030 4K TV. I've also had for quite a while a Creative Inspire T6600 6.1 surround sound speaker system. My TV has a mini-jack output and an optical output. I would really ...
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Medium sized HD LED TV

I just wondered whether anybody had a recommendation for an LED TV with these features: 1080p horizontal resolution. DVB-T2 tuner ("Freeview HD"). 28"-32", ideally 28", but that size seems a bit ...
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Who's still developing non-smart TV's? [closed]

What companies should I look to for purchasing a top end non-smart TV? Given the entirely plausible set of scenarios where Smart TV's are susceptible to malware & the added cost of the "smartness"...