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I wonder how many people in that majority category you’ve described are likely to want to install custom firmware though. I’m a “hacker” with multiple LG TVs a

I wonder how many people in that majority category you’ve described are likely to want to install custom firmware though. I’m a “hacker” with multiple LG TVs around the house (in fact I exclusively buy LG TVs) and I have no interest in putting custom firmware on those TV sets. So I can’t imagine there’s many inside the Venn bubble that are both laymen enough to want Netflix, technical enough to know about custom firmware but also motivated enough to want to install it. So the number of people who want dumb firmware might not be disproportionately less than those who want custom smart firmware.

franga2000 5y ago
> laymen enough to want Netflix Not wanting to commit digital piracy makes you a "layman"? What other options are there? I'm assuming you're using "Netflix" as a placeholder for all similar streaming services, but even if not, there are still many shows only available there that you simply can't legally watch without it.
- vinay427 5y ago
  I think, given the context of the thread, they mean that a layman would be more likely to want a TV with Netflix built-in as opposed to an external device that typically performs better and is more flexible.
  - laumars 5y ago
    Exactly this. :)