I mean, exactly. Why let them have that control? My TV is also an output device only in my A/V stack. My receiver handles all the switching duties from the var

I mean, exactly. Why let them have that control? My TV is also an output device only in my A/V stack. My receiver handles all the switching duties from the various sources. I have no signal path back to the receiver from the TV, which would be necessary to get audio from any on-board streaming apps. But that's really just a side issue, because using a well-made streaming box provides a drastically better experience than using whatever garbage $TV_Co put in.