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Re:Samsung TV owners complain about increasingly obtrusive ads by coldpie on Tuesday September 29, 2020 @11:13AM (#24628780)
How "usually" is this, actually? I bought an LG TV about a year ago, and it did not force me to connect to the Internet. I just turned it on, skipped the crap, and it works fine over HDMI.
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Re:Samsung TV owners complain about increasingly obtrusive ads by nickflood on Wednesday September 30, 2020 @07:48AM (#24637734)
Can confirm that both Samsung and LG cheap LCD panels (~$400) that I got this year do not force a network setup and work without it.
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Re:Samsung TV owners complain about increasingly obtrusive ads by ascagnel_ on Thursday October 01, 2020 @06:40AM (#24649405)
I set up a TCL Roku TV in 2019 for my parents; it presented no option to skip connecting to WiFi.
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Re:Samsung TV owners complain about increasingly obtrusive ads by unwiredben on Thursday October 01, 2020 @08:57AM (#24650309)
During guided setup, it will scan for wireless networks, but one option is always "I do not want to connect" where the TV continues in unconnected mode.
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