I've had a 12" iPad Pro (M1) that I am replacing with the HomeView.

After a couple years of use of trying to use the iPad exactly as you stated here (it's lived 24/7 on my kitchen island, I've realized iPadOS is not that great to use in this way).

I'll be happy to have a "dumbed down" stationary device that serves no purpose but exactly what it's intended for.

That's just me, though; I get why many others may disagree. This is just my experience of actually using it in the way in which I will be replacing it for.