This is true, and hacks of these sort are a cottage industry The difference with smart TVs that might kill the value proposition is that the smart aspect doesn

This is true, and hacks of these sort are a cottage industry The difference with smart TVs that might kill the value proposition is that the smart aspect doesnt actually impeed the user. You can just ignore it and hook up cable or your laptop to the tv. So would people pay to remove it on philosophical grounds. IDK