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What happened to just buying a "normal" TV? No internet needed or anything? Seems dumb. Seeing this link has already made me to decide I actually won't buy a S

• vin047 6y ago
  Two issues, one is cost – TV's are expensive as is, so consumers don't want to spend extra to purchase a standalone set-top box right after spending a large amount. Second issue is that the average consumer wants smart TV's – they like that everything is integrated in the TV. Less remotes, less cabling etc. As someone who doesn't really use the "smarts" on my smart TV, I'd quite like a well engineered (hardware + software), privacy preserving, smart TV. I see the appeal of an all-integrated solution. But none exists; most of the time the software is either garbage, or runs as if it was meant to run on hardware a few generations in the future. And as for privacy... sadly, few on both sides of the market prioritise it :(
• RandomBacon 6y ago
  Sceptre TVs are "normal" (aka "dumb") and even do 4K. Unfortunately they probably don't get the extra revenue from ads to be able to get placement in stores like Best Buy.