[bakugo]

> As long as TV manufacturers let me run it offline without issue, I'm fine with that.

I suspect that this won't be the case for much longer. Once you've stuffed the TV with all the ads and data harvesting you can, the logical next step is to ensure it doesn't work at all unless those ads are being watched and that data is being harvested.

[bdangubic]

I have used a projector my entire life, I have no idea why this isn’t a “thing” (especially with HN crowd-like communities)…

[brokenmachine]

I have a projector that I never use because I don't like the fan noise.

They're great for sports though. Hard to beat an entire wall of screen.

I prefer OLED for TV and movies though.

[nomel]

if you have a family with daytime viewing habits, projectors are basically a no go. 100" tv, with better brightness and black levels, are getting down to $2k range. they only make sense for > 100", and you'll be sacrificing some quality for a bit of viewing angle, usually recovered by scooting your couch a bit closer. i like bright, which is why i no longer go to theaters, which never did make the transition to HDR that they promised over a decade ago.