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grishka
on Dec 5, 2020
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72% of smart TVs and 46% of game consoles hardcode...
I heard that you can buy a dumb 55" monitor if you call it digital signage. Though these things are expensive because they're made for businesses.
Another option is to simply never give your smart TV any kind of network connection.
therealx
on Dec 5, 2020
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Sadly, some will look for other open wireless netorks and connect. In the future, I'm sure all will have a 5g connection.
grishka
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At this point you could as well open it up and disconnect the antennas.
anonymousab
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Well naturally they'll just not work if they don't have a connection or detect a hardware fault.
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Another option is to simply never give your smart TV any kind of network connection.