[luluganeta]

It's not even an issue of "picking your battles" or "voting with your wallet".

Whatever your position, OP is justified in not wanting (and looking for an alternative to) a potential surveillance device in their home.

[cmckn]

As I said, I think it’s a fair question. But having shopped for a TV in the last 18 months, you get a worse TV if “dumb” is your goal. I mean the giant colorful thing showing your content is worse, in the products without smarts. It is what it is.