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usonian

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

Reply to AZJonnie (Reply #1)

Wed Dec 17, 2025, 01:02 PM

Dec 17

And the radio broadcast is about 5 seconds ahead so I can ignore the TV unless a great play just happened.

Honda, Chevrolet and Ford ads don't bother me because I have a 7 year old Subaru with zero internet connectivity, and I kind of like the auto not reporting my every move to Central Control.

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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