def check_ip(ip, log=False):
        """Attempts a connection to the TV and checks if there really is a TV."""
        if log:
            print('Checking ip: {}...'.format(ip))

        request_timeout = 0.1

        try:
            tv_url = 'http://{}:6095/request?action=isalive'.format(ip)
            request = requests.get(tv_url, timeout=request_timeout)
        except requests.exceptions.ConnectTimeout:
            return False

        return request.status_code == 200
Attempts a connection to the TV and checks if there really is a TV.