Now I'm playing the devil's advocate a little here. I don't want a media center computer, adding another device that I need to manage and update, I just want the simplest way to watch Netflix without worrying about yet another device. It may be that it sounds to you like a fun project, but a lot of people don't want to go through that process. It's a bit strange to me to ask the question, "Why do you want a smart-TV when you can just buy a Raspberry Pi?" Because then I'd need to figure out and set up a Raspberry Pi, obviously.
But in reality, much like SOHO router vendors who pathetically attempt to provide 'premium' features with their device firmware, tv vendors should stick to selling tvs.
If Samsung et al would actually provide a positive user experience with their smart suites then I would certainly be onboard. The tv was missing a critical app for me, so the Roku purchase was inevitable, but the apps included with the smart tv are by no means a working substitute. The Youtube app was slow and pairing it with an android device was always a crapshoot. I sideloaded a plex app from the deveoloper and this was able to connect to my servers, but stopped functioning shortly thereafter. The Netflix UI is terribly dated in appearance and functionality, and the Plex app wouldn't connect to my plex servers. The tv's smart interface and all apps are dreadfully slow to respond. I like the TV, but after trying to get the smart features to work satisfactorily I ultimately gave up and plugged in my Roku. I have a Smart TV that was given to me as payment of a debt. yet another 'war' on consumers by content pigs. we simply don't connect them to any network.Īnd things will only get worse, too. folks here generally know how to manage network nodes that can't be trusted. The entertainment industry can go fuck itself. which means, it is commercial free and de-bullshitted. I can't imagine ever WANTING to connect a wholly untrustable closed-source network node like a 'smart tv' (or even blueray, and so I refuse to suppor the bd standard) to a network of mine. the as-shipped firmware is buggy but all updates after that trade one bug for another, so I'm not interested in flashing it. I got my vizio at costco (for peace of mind) and while its 'smart' I never gave it access to my network, wired or wifi.
anything over 37", iirc, was 'required' to be smart. You can ONLY buy smart tvs, beyond a certain size or quality.
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