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I have a projector that I just leave off the network. Do TVs require a network connection now? What happens when they don't have one?
by imoverclocked 2mo ago
I have a projector that I just leave off the network. Do TVs require a network connection now? What happens when they don't have one?
- phil21 2mo agoAt the moment usually just a nag popup on power on. Annoying but not a huge deal. I imagine this will slowly get worse as more people learn to not connect it to WiFi. Also of course all the smart tv features don’t work, and a lot more folks than I ever imagined actually use the built in controller (usually some form of Android or Roku) to watch Netflix and whatnot. And a lot of folks actually do watch the built in TV “channels” a lot of vendors ship with. It seems very few people buy an additional device like an Apple TV or Nvidia Shield.
- wolvoleo 2mo agoI heard on another forum that the latest Samsungs just don't progress through the setup wizard without internet. And someone noticed they retain WiFi passwords even after a factory reset. You can still set up a temporary WiFi and just kill it after but it's getting pretty insane now.