Looking at replacing our TV and having been Google free for 8 years, I’m not able to find a TV that isn’t a “Goggle TV”
Any ideas?
Oh I’m in Australia.
What are the specific things that you are struggling to avoid/can’t find a non-Google alternative to?
Specifically I DO NOT WANT a TV that has Google embedded in it.
So if there are TV’s that are NOT Google built in I’ve not found one as yet and the stores figure I’m a fool.
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That feels equally unspecific. I don’t really understand specifically what you are referring to when you say “Google embedded in it” or a “Google TV.”
What I mean to ask is: in searching for a TV, what are the specific Google services or software that you haven’t found a way to avoid?
DOH!!
All the TV’s for sale so far have had Google embedded in them.
Asked for G free and none available
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I’m not so smart. But I am trying to assist. I don’t understand why you are treating a simple clarifying question with hostility and evasiveness.
Maybe you perceived the question as passive aggressive or something, but it wasn’t intended that way, its a simple clarifying question asking for specifics.
I’m simply trying to understand what Google integration you haven’t found a way to avoid because that is relevant information that makes it easier to give a relevant and specific answer.
All the TV’s for sale so far have had Google embedded in them.
What has led you to that conclusion?
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If you have the money- I’d get a large Dell monitor that enterprises buy and use Apple TV or connect it to your computer to use however you want
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xe3 how about you reread this
All the TV’s for sale so far have had Google embedded in them.
What has led you to that conclusion?
Simple answer I asked
Went to 3 stores an NONE had any Google free TV’s that’s how come I decided to come here
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Thanks so much 
I was wondering if that was the pathway I’d have to go down.
Will investigate further
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There are some topics exploring this same question.
One alternative to what was suggested before is to get the TV model that you want and don’t connect it to your network.
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I know it’s a crazy concept but… how about just not connecting the tv to the internet?
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Some users in Reddit reported never having connected their TVs to any network only to find out they connected by themselves to some neighbor’s passwordless wifi. So yeah, that’s not an assurance.
I came here to give the exact same recommendation as @delosmzp. Get this:
But I recommend OP change his attitude instead.
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Or just connect the TV to your WiFi then set the parental controls on your router to block access from the TV to the Internet.
+1
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Then you have a network capable device with wireless connectivity sitting there on all the time with no updates. Not great for security.
Best to get something with no wireless connectivity at all.
It’s not the internet connectivity that I’m concerned about it’s the Google hard tracking I am not happy about.
Don’t use my TV to access the internet I have other devices to do that
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Can monitors upscale low resolution content to higher res like TVs?
I have never seen a post from someone who actually confirmed this happened, only posts mentioning they’d heard it happened to other people. Neither of my TVs - one Sony, one Samsung - have ever connected to open Wi-Fi. This seems like a theoretical threat more than a real one.
If one is really concerned about it then set up a guest / separate network on your router, connect your TV to it, and then disallow its connection to the wider internet via your router.
Either way buying a TV and just not connecting it to the internet continues to be a much easier and more reasonable solution than monitors or commercial displays.
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I 100% agree with you, I just fear companies will start requiring TVs to connect to the internet for basic functionality in the future. IIRC, some samsung models nag you constantly about it currently.
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Buy a large computer monitor instead
While not an “air gap”, blocking access to/from the TV by the router is disconnecting it from the Internet so the need for updates is greatly reduced.
For a few bucks get a travel router, set the TV to use the travel router’s WiFi then never plug the travel router into the network. TV is connected to WiFi but the WiFi is an island disconnected from any network.
But yes, getting something with no wireless connectivity would be best.