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minus-squareCmdrShepard49@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 hour agoIf you don’t connect a smart TV to the internet, it’s functionally the same as a dumb TV.
minus-squareSkaveRat@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down1·1 hour agoSadly more and more TV’s will now require you to connect to the Internet, even when you just use HDMI
minus-squarelocahosr443@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·34 minutes agoWell that’s just a day one return then and an openbox discount for the next person
minus-squareClydapusGotwald@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·38 minutes agoWhich cause I haven’t come across any that do that.
minus-squareCmdrShepard49@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·1 hour agoIve had LG, Vizio, TCL, and Samsung TVs (still have all but Vizio) and haven’t ran into one that requires internet yet, not to say that some manufacturers haven’t/wouldn’t do this at some point.
If you don’t connect a smart TV to the internet, it’s functionally the same as a dumb TV.
Sadly more and more TV’s will now require you to connect to the Internet, even when you just use HDMI
Well that’s just a day one return then and an openbox discount for the next person
Which cause I haven’t come across any that do that.
Ive had LG, Vizio, TCL, and Samsung TVs (still have all but Vizio) and haven’t ran into one that requires internet yet, not to say that some manufacturers haven’t/wouldn’t do this at some point.