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TCL is the same, as are likely every brand of TV. The smart tv hate is overhyped. All my TVs are dumb because they were smart but never got WiFi access.
by soared 2y ago
TCL is the same, as are likely every brand of TV. The smart tv hate is overhyped. All my TVs are dumb because they were smart but never got WiFi access.
- cjaackie 2y agoI think this is the way, just don’t give it wifi access! Fun story, my sony has android tv and can play MKV files off a flash drive (eg. a non-streaming tv show), but the built in player is horrible (drops frames?). Turns out I was able to find the right version of VLC player and adb the apk over the Ethernet port! Really worked a treat. This avoided connecting it to wifi, but I still got what I wanted out of it.
- jqpabc123 2y agoTCL is the same, as are likely every brand of TV. They are not all the same --- even within the same manufacturer. A lot of newer firmwares will launch into setup every time you power up if access is not configured. The TV configuration data is most likely being saved/retrieved from their cloud. This serves as their connectivity test. Without wifi setup, my new Hisense 4k "budget" model does this *unless* you run it in "store" mode. Dealing with setup on every power up is possible --- but obviously highly annoying over time --- and this is by design. The manufacturers desperately want the data collection $. It's the only way some of them make money.