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I figured this would be interesting to the HN crowd that has been looking for a 'dumb TV'.
A-and… Why does this display need a Raspberry Pi inside it, again?
It's a commercial display. Not a TV. if you want it to display something, you need to attach something that provides output.

There's is a very common thread here on HN talking about people wanting to support dumb displays, displays that don't expect you to enter IP addresses before they will even finish first time setups. This 55inch NEC display looks like it retails for a little over $2kUSD.

https://www.sharpnecdisplays.us/products/displays/ma551

sounds like their question is "why does a dumb display needs a Pi"
Interesting hardware and very informative video. The display is $1,659 and the Pi module is $200. I’ve never bought a TV over $500 and never will. So definitely not for me. I have 3 4k Roku TV’s in my house and found them to be fine performance wise, have minimal ads and just work. Also the Roku iPhone app can be used as a remote.