Re:Ask Wirecutter: Can You Recommend a Not-Smart TV for Me?
by addaon on Friday April 07, 2023 @05:14PM
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LG (at least for my OLED model) supports firmware updates over USB, and posts firmware updates to their website. It's a very smooth flow -- my years-old TV has never had an internet connection and is up-to-date.
Re:Ask Wirecutter: Can You Recommend a Not-Smart TV for Me?
by mustacheemperor on Friday April 07, 2023 @05:39PM
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Thank you, and babypuncher, for this advice! I avoid using the tvos but dislike how a parade of web connected ads pop up if I hit the dashboard button by accident. Glad I can airgap it again.
Re:Ask Wirecutter: Can You Recommend a Not-Smart TV for Me?
by silisili on Friday April 07, 2023 @05:32PM
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Most, if not all, routers have a one click blacklist device option. Pretty easy to just unblock it once a month and check for updates?
Alternatively, for something more automated, you could just use parental control 'bedtime'. I use it currently to keep the kid from watching TV at certain hours. Could probably do the inverse and block it except for an hour on a particular day, I'd imagine.
Re:Ask Wirecutter: Can You Recommend a Not-Smart TV for Me?
by babypuncher on Friday April 07, 2023 @05:17PM
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You can update the firmware on LG TVs with a USB drive, no internet required.
Re:Ask Wirecutter: Can You Recommend a Not-Smart TV for Me?
by bbarnett on Saturday April 08, 2023 @08:03AM
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"Why you got such a bent nose, Muggs McGee?", asked Jimmy.
As Jimmy waited for a reply, as Muggs turned beet red, he again noticed how that poor nose was bent, deformed even, and did the man no favour.
Muggs, anger at a peak, spat out "Twas the babypuncher, Jimmy, the babypuncher. He got me as a babe"
I guess you can toggle the internet on and off when updates are published, but it's not the most convenient solution.