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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.
That would be incredibly expensive. 5G modems are not cheap, and I can't imagine there's enough consumer demand that would justify the additional upfront cost and ongoing recurring charges. They'd be in clearance bins within a year or two.
I'm sure some niche displays already have embedded 5G WWAN modems, but they'd be commerical displays for digital signage, videoconferencing, etc. Those won't be cheap, or consumer standard issue anytime soon.