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Smart TV's: A Late Convert on the Good, the Bad, and the Lie - by Ben Woods/ Opinion/ TNW/ thenextweb.com
"In AV circles, there’s a diminishing, but still a strong number of smart TV holdouts who just refuse to accept that the devices have anything worthwhile to offer, other than a little more convenience.
To those people’s dismay, it’s now harder than ever to find ones that don’t offer the bells and whistles.
I can sort of see where people who don’t want a smart TV are coming from; non-smart varieties often offer the same (or better) overall image at a much lower price.
However, the world of smart TVs has come a long way since its first stumbling start in 2007 with the introduction of HP’s MediaSmart TV contraption.
It was the beginning of the road to where we are today – huge, curved, internet-connected screens – but it was an ungainly and clunky start..."
Credit: Jon Fingas
Richard
"In AV circles, there’s a diminishing, but still a strong number of smart TV holdouts who just refuse to accept that the devices have anything worthwhile to offer, other than a little more convenience.
To those people’s dismay, it’s now harder than ever to find ones that don’t offer the bells and whistles.
I can sort of see where people who don’t want a smart TV are coming from; non-smart varieties often offer the same (or better) overall image at a much lower price.
However, the world of smart TVs has come a long way since its first stumbling start in 2007 with the introduction of HP’s MediaSmart TV contraption.
It was the beginning of the road to where we are today – huge, curved, internet-connected screens – but it was an ungainly and clunky start..."

Credit: Jon Fingas
Richard