> Smart TVs are dumb if they aren't connected to the internet. Until manufacturers start selling TV's that don't work at all if they're not connected. Or, as

> Smart TVs are dumb if they aren't connected to the internet. Until manufacturers start selling TV's that don't work at all if they're not connected. Or, as is the case with my Samsung TV, they could just be arbitrarily annoying until you do connect - pepper the user with requests to connect and put up modals everywhere until they finally relent.