Disable all smart features

[Aegir76]

I just bought the LS49CG954SNXZA monitor. All the smart features are really aggravating. I just want a monitor, but this is constantly popping up with stuff. I want it to leave me alone and just be a monitor. How do I turn all this off?

[realaud]

What Smart features could a monitor possibly have?  Really, all a monitor needs to be able to to is display things.  Does it not have a manual, app or control panel for settings?

[Aegir76]

exactly, but no, this has TV (netflix, disney+, etc) I mean I just wanted to turn it on once I unboxed it, but I had to set up accounts and what not. Now I constantly am bombarded with messages and menus. Really irritating me. I'm really sad as this monitor is beautiful, but I am considering returning it.

[realaud]

So, it's basically a TV that can be used as a monitor (as all modern TVs), but sold as a monitor.

[Aegir76]

exactly. 

[realaud]

Well, I was just out shopping and saw some lovely Samsung monitors that were just monitors, so if you really do not want a TV, you may as well return it while you can and pick something else.

[Aegir76]

Yeah, not as good of gaming monitors, but you are right.

[SolidSnakeNERF]

Nowadays the manuals have to be downloaded which you find options for in the settings and will be redirected to a hot link to download PDF of entire manual.

[realaud]

I realize that (used to be on CD--just as annoying, give me a booklet any day.), but I'm still wondering what kind of smart features a monitor would have. Maybe I'm unimaginative, but I can't conceive of what they could add, or why any would be necessary but, then, I'm still using a 13 year old hi-rez dumb monitor that only displays what it's connected to.

[Aegir76]

Read manual and chatted with tech support. No way to disable smart features that they could tell me.