Just set it up in a room that is or can be made not bright, doesn’t need to be totally pitch dark necicarily

Projector is the best non-smart TV in 2026, the name brand projectors (ViewSonic, BenQ, Phillips, Optoma, Epson) are often either non-smart or just come with a streaming stick you don’t have to use.

You don’t need to root your phone, just unlock the bootloader. But yes you will need to hook it to a PC or maybe another phone to make it work. I did mine off a PC.

You can opt out of it by putting your phone in “developer mode” or by using something like LineageOS

I say the letters U-E-F-I but often say BIOS interchangeably