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  "path": "/t/new-google-tv-with-new-google-account-vpn-or-without-internet-access/34595?page=2#post_33",
  "publishedAt": "2026-02-13T13:09:57.000Z",
  "site": "https://discuss.privacyguides.net",
  "tags": [
    "Harm Reducing/Replacing your Smart TV",
    "Community Wiki",
    "“smart”",
    "“dumb” TVs"
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  "textContent": "PurpleDime:\n\n> By Google TV I’m guessing you mean you got a smart TV that runs Android TV?\n\nno\n\nit’s an android tv based operating system made by google themselves that tailors fully to google services including gemini (in the context of smart tv, yeah it’s that confusing)\n\nAndroid TV is like the parent of all tvs, boxes, sticks etc.\n\nmany especially newer tv, tv boxes/sticks run on Google TV, its a bit rare to find Android TV only with the exception of tv sticks and boxes\n\nPurpleDime:\n\n> RULE #1: DO NOT connect your smart TV to the internet. Use a TV box instead.\n\nCorrrect, this is a rule set in the wiki too\n\nHarm Reducing/Replacing your Smart TV Community Wiki\n\n> In general, the TV industry has moved toward making them “smart”, meaning that it’s super rare to find “dumb” TVs, if you can find a TV that doesn’t spy on you. Projectors generally haven’t followed the same path, but there are projectors that have “smart features” built in. Displays Monitors (Recommended) Generally speaking, unless you want to go the used route, it is impossible if not rare to find “dumb” TVs in stores nowadays, so one of the general recommendations is to buy a monitor in …\n\nit also points to alternative means so yeah\n\ntbh alot of OP’s answer could have pointed to this community wiki",
  "title": "New Google TV with new google account + VPN or without Internet access"
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