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Unless you paid a premium for the "smart" features.
by vanattab 9y ago
Unless you paid a premium for the "smart" features.
- Spivak 9y agoBut you probably didn't since at this point it's difficult to find a high end TV that doesn't have some crappy OS built into it.
- michaelbuckbee 9y agoMy understanding is that it costs the manufacturer something like $5 difference to put what's essentially a Roku into a TV to make it "smart" (which kind of makes sense as you can buy a Roku stick for $30 retails and it has to have a case, cable, box, external hdmi connector, power etc.). The manufacturer then sells the smart tv at a $25-50 premium over the dumb version and it's a decent profit for them. FWIW - I was always skeptical of the onboard TV smart features, but the Samsung TV that I use a computer monitor actually is actually surprisingly decent.
- cpv 9y agoCould you please specify what model of Samsung TV?
- michaelbuckbee 9y agoIt was the 2016 model of this: https://www.amazon.com/Samsung-Electronics-UN55MU6500-Curved-55-Inch/dp/B06XGXHVW4 https://www.amazon.com/Samsung-Electronics-UN55MU6500-Curved... As an aside, I absolutely love using it as a monitor hooked up to a MBP.