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> make sure it’s a model where the latest firmware is rootable and never connect it to your WiFi until you have root

Why does the TV ever needs to be connected to any WiFi? I'd say yank all the modems and antennas off it just to be safe.

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Doing so likely tears through a sticker or something that tells them you've opened the TV and, in turn, voids the warranty. And you really want to keep your warranty with these things. Search for "panel uniformity" and "panel delamination" on /r/lgoled sometime.

Once you’ve rooted, pwnd,black holed, and decompiled everything, there’s not really much risk. And then you can have functionality like AirPlay etc back.

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