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You should replace the TCL with a Google TV model. They have a basic TV mode which doesn't require Wi-Fi and lets you just use HDMI and antenna inputs.
I'd be trading one smart mess for another, and paying more money to do it. My TV is from 2018, and when it's hit 10 years old maybe I'll think about it. But right now, there's no reason for me to rush out and find something else when I know the Roku can't phone home and Jellyfin works like I want it to. Besides, whether an account is required or not, I wouldn't trust Google any more than Roku/Fox. I don't know what I'll buy next, but I'm not prepared to think about it right now.
That was a suggestion for when you do decide to upgrade. Google knows that some people don't want their OS and has explicitly accomodated them unlike Roku.