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> But if there are no dumb TVs for sale, how do you know if that's the consumer's desire or not? Because there was a period of several years overlap where both
by PolygonSheep 4y ago
> But if there are no dumb TVs for sale, how do you know if that's the consumer's desire or not?
Because there was a period of several years overlap where both smart and non-smart TVs were available. If smart TVs had been a sales flop they would have been killed off like 3D TVs were. 3D TVs were being pushed hard ~10 years ago. It was supposed to be the next hot thing. But it flopped and has been all but forgotten about. Smart TV could have easily ended up the same way.
- hakfoo 4y agoHow much of a conclusion can we draw from that market period, though? "Smart" sets tended to move from the top of the market downward. This meant that if I wanted a "non-smart" set in a given size, it was likely to be the lower-end product-- often with fewer inputs, a lower-grade panel, or from a firm with an inferior reputation for quality. This makes it difficult to de-conflate if people were buying a smart TV because they wanted the smart features, or the panel/connectivity/brand reputation.