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Ooh, definitely gonna try this first. I actually assumed that factory reset would use the 1y old firmware that introduced the problem, but it could well roll back to the 6y original.

Oh good to know. Much appreciated. Thisnines still going strong after 6.5y, great panels honestly. If LED neutering failed I was only going to look for other brands because of this thing so this is super good news

TCL TVs (whose OS is just Roku, and I imagine Roku is the same situation) blink the front LED as an Error when there’s no network connection or it can’t hit whatever servers it has configured for FW update check. It can get stuck on partial firmware updates when it can’t cokplete every check it wants to make. The LED has a diffuser on it so it’s a significant negative impact.

I can’t even tape that LED because that’s also where the IR sensor is. My next step is to disassemble the thing and snip snip.

I don’t use any smart features, just HDMI input like you. Finding a Dumb TV has been a challenge.

Just price out S3 compatible storage and use backup software that can encrypt. Then it doesn’t matter who holds it.

Wasabi is reputable and has fair pricing. iDrive is well priced.

I’m still sending to B2 until the price actually changes for me.

I personally use Duplicati (and yes I’ve tested restores).