[Sohcahtoa82]

> SmartTV

From what I've seen about Smart TV's, I'm better off not allowing them to ever connect to the Internet. Forgo all the "smart" features and just use a Fire TV stick, Roku, Chromecast, etc.

My current TV is an 8 year old 46-inch "dumb" TV, but I plan on upgrading to something bigger later this year, and it looks like my only options will have Smart features, but I already use a Fire TV stick and a RPi, so I don't think I need the smart features.

[kingosticks]

Roku devices also track you, you are not much (at all?) better off.

https://blog.acolyer.org/2020/02/10/watching-you-watch/

[Sohcahtoa82]

I'm not really that concerned with tracking, but I am concerned with ads.

[kingosticks]

In which case I suggest a Sony smart TV. It's only some manufactures that shove ads in your face so vote accordingly.

[Legogris]

Projectors are a compelling alternative - most of them aren't "smart" (yet).