Instead of ‘splurging’ on a dumb tv bc they’re more expensive now thanks to the data sompanies sell off of smart tvs I was considering getting a smart tv and dumbing it down. Is the way to do this never connecting it to the internet? And is that the only way?
Why not just set up a static IP on the TV and a rule on your router to prevent it from talking to the internet? That way it has LAN access but not WAN. This will allow airplay to work, but keep your TV dumb.
I do this to all of my smart devices.
I know people don’t like Apple, but I use an ATV on all of my TVs, leaving the TV itself “restricted” from WAN access.