Google TV is an operating system which other manufacturers like Sony and TCL preinstall.

I think its the best option because it has a basic TV mode which lets you use the TV with just the antenna and HDMI ports, and if you do decide to use the smart TV features, you can use apps only mode to disable the home screen ads as well as sideload apps.

It doesn’t matter. Essentially every LLM knows what it is.

Have you tried turning “Motion Enhancement” or “Aquomotion” off?

Google TV ones have an “apps only mode” which removes the ads from the home screen.

Any TV which lets you skip Wi-Fi in the setup can be a dumb TV. Most smart TVs except Roku/Fire TV let you.

Google TV models don’t need Wi-Fi. They in fact have a “basic TV” mode.

All smart TVs which let you go through the setup wizard without connecting to Wi-Fi can be.