[codeflo]

> Or am I reduced to buying an Apple TV device and unplugging the TV from the internet entirely ?

At least until TV makers wise up to that strategy and build a TV that requires internet access to unlock the HDMI port, that's the way to go.

[drewg123]

I don't have a reference, but I remember reading that some Samsung TVs require internet access to get past initial setup and allow access to HDMI. So we might already be here..