Would you mind giving the brand? I don't know if it would be available in the US, but it's always good to have more pointers.

Also, what size? At the smaller sizes, monitors are competitive with TVs and avoid the smart stuff, but at the larger sizes (40"+) monitors tend to be extremely expensive compared to "smart" tvs.

A German brand, Blaupunkt, 32".

Really? I am from Germany and have hard time finding dumb TVs . Blaupunkt TVs (>40'') are hard to find online too.

Do you have any store/other brand recommendations?