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0 pointsnaravara2y ago0 comments

I think they’re basically extinct on the high end. Your best option will be to get a smart TV and never set it up with a network connection.

You’ll maybe want to do firmware updates now and then, but you can plug it in temporarily for those. It’ll still do more than you strictly want it to, but the most invasive behaviors will be off the table.

Alternatively you can get a huge computer monitor and use that as your TV. But there’s some issues with that approach. Monitors are designed for sitting closer up and may not have as good viewing angles.

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Cthulhu_2y ago

I've got an LG OLED TV, it's connected to the internet and I use the apps, but don't seem to have any annoyances like voice control or adverts; it allows you to use it without agreeing to all the T's and C's, and if you don't agree to the ones about advertising or voice activation it just works.

YMMV, anecdotal, it might get patched out later, I don't know. I hope EU consumer and privacy laws are protecting me in this case.

__loam2y ago

So unfortunate that we allowed TVs to get to this point.

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