Re:It’s Still Stupidly, Difficult to Buy a ‘Dumb’ TV
by syedkarim on Friday April 15, 2022 @06:51AM
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Did they advertise the fact that an internet connection was required to initially turn the tv on? What happens when a TV like this is purchased for places without internet connections?
Re:It’s Still Stupidly, Difficult to Buy a ‘Dumb’ TV
by Kon-Peki on Friday April 15, 2022 @09:16AM
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Perhaps it is brand by brand?
I purchased a HiSense TV with Roku from Costco. When I first turned it on, it asked to connect to Wi-Fi. I said no, and it hasn’t bothered me since. There were no terms of service or click-through licenses to agree to, or accounts to create. I imagine all that comes after you connect it to Wi-Fi.
But never having been connected to the internet, the HDMI ports and TV tuner all work fine.
It's nice to be able to throw a movie from the plex server on there with my SO and have a stay-in movie night with some popcorn. Especially during covid lockdown we did this almost weekly with movies, documentaries from youtube or netflix, and tv shows we watched together. A computer screen doesn't really provide the same experience.
On Black Friday I found a deal for a new TV and picked it up, but it was a Roku smart tv. I couldn't find a way to get it working without creating a Roku account so I made one with a dummy email address and then disconnected it from the wifi. Only use it with the Chromecast, which we can use for plex/youtube/netflix without trying to futz around with the UI on the TV.