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.

  • @ArgentRavenEnglish
    32•1 month ago

    I bought a cheap Vizio, and never connected it or let it connect to anything. All it does is power on, and go to HDMI-1. My pc it connects to does everything else.

    If you’re concerned about privacy on your tv, I would recommend migrating away from Roku as well.

    • Zier
      8•1 month ago

      Ditto, I did the same. FYI, you can’t use bluetooth or screencast unless you connect it to the internet, and I didn’t really need those features.