If I was purchasing these for a business, this would definitely be a consideration for me. I don't get why you'd buy hardware that packages something with a 5-

If I was purchasing these for a business, this would definitely be a consideration for me. I don't get why you'd buy hardware that packages something with a 5-15 year life (the TV display) with something with a 2-5 year life (the compute capability). Integrating the compute both raises the cost and decreases the usable life. Lose-lose. This is happening in the consumer space too with TVs, fridges, washing machines, etc. The people buying this stuff are going to feel burned in a few years when they realize they need a new TV not because there's anything wrong with the display, but because the software on it stopped getting updates a few years ago and doesn't have an app for the very popular NewFlix service, can no longer search YouTube because the API changed, and perpetually shows an error on part of the main screen because the service that provided content for that space no longer exists. If this hasn't already started, I'm sure we're on the cusp of it and it'll only get more prevalent as these things become more outdated.