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ret5hd

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3. our brother George will help us understand:

Reply to usonian (Original post)

Wed Dec 17, 2025, 12:43 PM

Dec 17

“The telescreen received and transmitted simultaneously. Any sound that Winston made, above the level of a very low whisper, would be picked up by it; moreover, so long as he remained within the field of vision which the metal plaque commanded, he could be seen as well as heard. There was of course no way of knowing whether you were being watched at any given moment.”

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LG TV users baffled by unremovable Microsoft Copilot installation -- [View all] usonian Dec 17 OP

I imagine our G3 just got this update, dunno haven't really looked but I know it updated the other day AZJonnie Dec 17 #1

I suspect that... 2naSalit Dec 17 #6

Good point, if I really wanted to be sure my TV can't connect via wifi I'd go into my router admin AZJonnie Dec 17 #17

I have one small digital TV and an OTA antenna. It's on for one football game a week. nothing else. usonian Dec 17 #7

I hate forced apps..hate them! BlueWaveNeverEnd Dec 17 #2

our brother George will help us understand: ret5hd Dec 17 #3

Take them back to... 2naSalit Dec 17 #4

Neither of my LGs are connected to the internet so I'll just have to live vicariously through others. Xavier Breath Dec 17 #5

I suspect... 2naSalit Dec 17 #10

They're not smart TVs, so they don't have the interwebs innards to do so. Xavier Breath Dec 17 #11

I don't want a "smart" TV. hunter Dec 17 #8

You can't remove Copilot from your Windows PC either dalton99a Dec 17 #9

that's why when its incursion was pending, justaprogressive Dec 17 #12

goodbye Windows, hello Linux eShirl Dec 17 #16

This is one of the reasons I bought an Apple TV box. Intractable Dec 17 #13

I don't need AI to watch Simpsons reruns. Initech Dec 17 #14

My LG hasn't got it - yet. Liberal In Texas Dec 17 #15