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All i want for Christmas is a large dumb tv
Hard to find, and unnecessary, as long as it has HDMI ports.
I have NEVER hooked up a smart TV to the Internet, and they work just fine with my digital boxes.
Same goes for the Blu-ray player that has Netflix, fuck that noise.
If there's a dumb option that is cheaper, go for it. Just don't think you have to pay a premium for it, when you can just not put the TV on your network.
I feel that they will soon have built-in 5G that you can't disable, to phone home.
Like u/circuscritic said, its expensive to use 5g modems here, so they have to:
For option 1 or 3: or rip out the antennas/put it in a faraday cage. (Yes, tinfoil works)
For option 3 only: remove the sim card if possable.
For option 2: not much I can say but buy a tv without option 2. Try buying a model no later than 2021-22 ish.