Comment by sivers

Sorry for my dumb question, but the timing of this topic is perfect because I'm just now considering getting my first TV.

Can't I just get a nice OLED smart TV and NEVER connect it to the internet?

Put MP4/MKV movies onto a USB stick and watch them in "AUX/USB" mode? Or use HDMI from my computer, and just treat it as a big monitor?

It might ask me to connect, but I can just decline and keep watching the USB/HDMI inputs, right?