[insightcheck]

I was curious and looked up reviews for Sceptre, but according to some discussions on Reddit, they have build quality issues. One of the threads [0] had a discussion on picture quality and build quality issues.

Another subreddit [1] even has an automoderator comment that says getting a smart TV and not hooking it up to the internet is the best option. The automoderator also writes that if one is certain about going non-Smart, then one should "look at a projector or a Commercial Display. A projector means you will also 100% need audio with it. A Commercial Display or Hospitality TV you could pay up to twice or even more for the same TV (or worse) without smart features."

However, I'm not sure how reliable that automoderated comment on r/4kTV is.

[0] https://old.reddit.com/r/hometheater/comments/a25d5m/are_sce...

[1] https://old.reddit.com/r/4kTV/comments/qt9wvf/nonsmart_tvs/

[cma]

Not hooking it up to the internet soon won't be enough with Amazon Sidewalk and other related efforts.

[akozak]

There is the dystopian version of always connected, but it'd be nice to get firmware updates (supposing those updates mainly fix bugs, add features, improve performance).

[SayMyName]

I'd rather just upgrade firmware by downloading it and using the usb port.

[SayMyName]

Imagine when you have to "activate" your tv to use it.