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> Want a remote control and on screen menus? That's a smart TV. This is factually incorrect. The defining feature of a Smart TV is internet connectivity. You w
by excalibur 4y ago
> Want a remote control and on screen menus? That's a smart TV.
This is factually incorrect. The defining feature of a Smart TV is internet connectivity. You wouldn't know it from the selection in your local Wal-Mart, but there are a great many TVs in the world, with flat panels and menus and everything, that lack the physical ability to connect to the internet. I have one hanging on my wall.
- cat_plus_plus 4y agoThere is no commercial advantage to skip $5 WiFi module and forego easy upgradability, app placement revenues and a segment of users who want Netflix out of the box. At least for consumer products, defense displays without radios are obviously important. But they are going to cost you.