> Televisions moving from being screens which accept input, to self contained 'smart' devices that require software updates and thus have a shortened useful lifespan.
I just bought a 48" OLED smart TV and never connected it to the internet. It works fine as a monitor. I have another low budged smart TV in the bedroom that started life as a computer monitor and now is online as a TV. What's great about it is that it comes with IPTV - essentially cable TV that is free. Yeah there's commercials and a lot of the content is junk, but it augments YouTube and Emby nicely, (it's also Netflix capable).
All this to say, I have yet to see TVs cross the line into being actively user-hostile. Even my old kindle fire TV (whatever it's called) will grudgingly connect to jellyfin without Internet (does require several extra navigation clicks though)
I just bought a 48" OLED smart TV and never connected it to the internet. It works fine as a monitor. I have another low budged smart TV in the bedroom that started life as a computer monitor and now is online as a TV. What's great about it is that it comes with IPTV - essentially cable TV that is free. Yeah there's commercials and a lot of the content is junk, but it augments YouTube and Emby nicely, (it's also Netflix capable).
All this to say, I have yet to see TVs cross the line into being actively user-hostile. Even my old kindle fire TV (whatever it's called) will grudgingly connect to jellyfin without Internet (does require several extra navigation clicks though)