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TV that doesn't require 'on-line activation' to set up. (midwest.social)

submitted 14 hours ago by catfishsushi@midwest.social to c/technology@lemmy.world

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I'm going to buy my first new TV in years. Even if it's a 'smart' tv we plan to just use our Roku. I've heard that some TVs require you to connect it to the internet before you can even use a Roku device. For privacy reasons I don't want my TV to EVER have access to my wifi. Is anyone aware of how to know what models/brands of TVs allow me to use it without ever connecting the TV itself to wifi?

If necessary I guess I could connect it to my guest network to 'activate' the TV, set up the Roku to connect to my private network, then change the password to the guest network.

Would rather just have a TV that doesn't even 'phone home' once.

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[-] ownsauce@lemmy.world 9 points 11 hours ago

I've seen Sceptre recommended whenever this question pops up. https://www.sceptre.com/

I've also had a lot of fun using a projector in the living room as a display (with blackout curtains on the windows) but it may require some care to make the bulb last longer. And it was a bit annoying trying to figure out how to get audio and video working for consoles/laptops. I think you might need some kind of HDMI splitter and speakers to get audio and video working properly?

Another useful search term is "Display" or "Commercial Display" instead of "TV"

These "Displays" will be TV's without any of the bloatware and spyware, but may be missing features like refresh rates, picture quality, etc.

For example here: https://www.lg.com/us/business/commercial-displays

[-] 0x0@programming.dev 3 points 4 hours ago

but it may require some care to make the bulb last longer.

LED projectors are a thing now^1^, much smaller and last longer.

^1^ The Pre-loaded key streaming applications. bit kinda worries me.

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