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But does anybody here really use dumb TV? How is a dumb TV + a TV stick different from a smart TV?

• witherk 6y ago
  I think the idea is that you don't use a stick but instead some kind of open source content manager like kodi.
• nerdponx 6y ago
  Of course I do. I bought it for $150 on Black Friday in 2016, not realizing that I would never have a chance to buy one again. I refuse to upgrade. I don't use a stick or anything either, I just plug in my laptop with HDMI.
  • temp8964 6y ago
    So that's just a monitor.
• jefft255 6y ago
  Less buggy in my experience. My Sony’s software is pretty buggy, and the experience is overall poorer than my previous setup of dumb + chromecast. Plugging a chromecast is doable of course but it feels silly since I can cast directly to the TV. Google now sells a stick with a full blown android tv implementation and I’m sure it’s much better than what manufacturers are putting on their TVs. Also, software ages much more poorly than screens. TV have a useable life of more than 10 years. So the smart features will be broken long before the TV. On a dumb tv you can upgrade the stick for 50$. Not so long ago I was using an ancient plasma TV just fine with a chromecast. To me the real deal is still dumb tv + Linux media pc. If freedom and privacy is important to you then you have full control over that.
• justaguy88 6y ago
  If you use an apple tv, then all you want of your tv is to be a dumb hdmi display