Instead of ‘splurging’ on a dumb tv bc they’re more expensive now thanks to the data sompanies sell off of smart tvs I was considering getting a smart tv and dumbing it down. Is the way to do this never connecting it to the internet? And is that the only way?
Remove any networking you can. Remove wifi antennas and cap them with RF test plugs (I forget what they’re called). These absorb RF frequencies, converting them to heat which radiates out of the absorber is IR (If I remember right).
They are called loads or alternately terminations, but technically you would specify which termination, for instance a 50 ohm termination to distinguish it from a short or open.