How 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 wa

How 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.