> Don't give your "smart" TV internet access. It's that simple.

For the tech users yes, simple. But for the non-technical user it's not.

The ISP given router don't normally provide the options for such. Nor would my mother, father, brother, sister even know about the slightest about networking, isolating networks.

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wtallis a day ago | parent [-]

The very simple solution that would work in practice is: don't give your TV your WiFi password.

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3eb7988a1663 a day ago | parent | next [-]

Like everything in tech, they can be persistently annoying in asking. You may not do it, but can you be sure nobody in the house will?

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ceejayoz a day ago | parent | prev | next [-]

My parents got a Samsung TV. At Christmas, I turned off all the data collection features (and some abysmal AI face filter that was ruining the latest Knives Out film). It very annoyingly started prompting to reenable them regularly.

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doublerabbit a day ago | parent | prev [-]

Even simpler would be not to own a TV.

Sky TV the typical UK household satellite service now comes via your ISP as IPTV rather than dish. WiFi unfortunately then becomes the requirement.

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testing22321 a day ago | parent | next [-]

Have not had a TV in over 20 years. Fantastic quality of life upgrade.

They’re colloquially called “idiot box” in Australia for a reason.

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kelseyfrog a day ago | parent | prev | next [-]

TV-free here for about 6 years. I'd recommend it. It takes some getting used to, but after acclimating, the presence of TVs has become annoying. I'm not sure why I'd want to lose myself for an hour or two to it when there's more fulfilling things in the world.

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Mjr_Mojo a day ago | parent [-]

I can see where you're coming from with your "more fulfilling things" statement, but I disagree. After all, TV's don't spew noise they spew stories. I'm not gonna argue that all TV is fulfilling, but engaging with stories is one of the the things which separates us from animals and to me is one of the more fulfilling things in life.

	▲	mittensc 17 hours ago \| parent [-]
		> After all, TV's don't spew noise they spew stories. Not really, TV in my experience it's all propaganda/stuff to keep you engaged and mad plus ads mixed in with some small content. You're better off without broadcast TV... reading books, watching movies, socializing etc.

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nickthegreek a day ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Hooking up a streaming box is incredibly easy.

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raw_anon_1111 a day ago | parent | prev [-]

So exactly where do I get a 60 inch monitor?

	▲	petepete 21 hours ago \| parent [-]
		This is an area I'm keeping an eye on - currently this 55" Gigabyte one is about as good as it gets, but it feels like it's straddling the line between monitor and TV, as it runs Android and supports CEC and eARC. https://www.gigabyte.com/Monitor/S55U Once a company like Iiyama, Dell or Philips releases a 65-75" model with Display Port, I'm just going to buy it. Fingers crossed they do.