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[–] Pika@sh.itjust.works 8 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

This method will not work on all Roku tvs, some Roku TV brands require you to phone home to activate the TV before you can use it for the first time. Which requires you to not only connect to the internet but also log into a Roku account on it. It's stupid.

[–] SaltySalamander@fedia.io 9 points 1 day ago

That would instantly result in the TV being returned to the store I purchased it from.

[–] CeeBee_Eh@lemmy.world 4 points 16 hours ago

I bought a Samsung TV that wouldn't let me change the input until I connected it to the internet, I returned that crap within the hour.