I currently have a 3 or 4 year old 55" 1080p Kogan panel, and it's decent, albeit a bit laggy at times. I assume they've got better processors in them now these days!
I want a 4K dumb panel, with HDR10 support. I saw the Kogan 55" JU8200, which from my browsing appears to be the latest model, and from my crude understanding of the specs would be decent?
Should I send an email through to support about it? To be honest, Kogan as a brand is so low-touch I didn't even think to contact them haha.
I honestly haven't seen many other Dumb™® TVs to even choose from, so I am sort of leaning towards either picking up the JU8200, or maybe just biting the bullet and getting a Hisense Series X for about twice the price, but with OLED panel.
The "smart" stuff in the Hisense isn't particularly smart from what I read and watched today, and can be mostly disabled, as its less intrusive than Samsung et al. I'd love to know if I'm wrong on that conclusion though!
EDIT: Oh, and I have a Yamaha 2-channel amp that I run the TV into, so no worries on the crappy built in audio of the Kogan TVs haha. Amazingly tinny, my current one!
Honestly, I think I'll pick it up. It's basically exactly a 4K replacement for my Kogan 55" 1080p "dumb" panel, so its looking like a winner. Found some decent reviews with colour settings and so on to get the most out of it, found a review of a similar AU Optronics panel (they make the actual LCD panel/controller for the JU8200) and it got top marks, so it's worth a gamble.
Worst case I'll put it in my garage electronics/chemistry lab lol
We were originally using it to put a screen up for our business but then shifted office and it wasn’t necessary so I inherited it - works great as a 4K Monitor
About the only thing I'm not sure about is the input lag -- the KU8000 and KU8100 models have approx 40ms input lag according to Kogan's support team (found in a Whingepool thread); this is a different series (JU) and generation (8200), so fingers crossed. The similar panel from AU Optronics had the lowest of the three panels they tested (LG and Samsung), so I'll see I guess!
Most Kogan TVs can be great dumb screens if you reach out to support for recommended colour settings and you use an external sound device (soundbar).