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I remember trying to buy a TV that does not have "smart" functionality a few years ago. It was a chore. Today it seems impossible.

And not just TVs: ovens; refrigerators; dishwashers — all have "smart" options. In fact, it seems that more and more the available non-smart models are only the simpler ones, less performant in ways that are not related to any smart functionality missing.

My non-smart TV was available only with lower resolutions than "smart" models of the same brand.

#IoT

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Qyv (;* has moved *;) 🍍

@rysiek We've got a 'smart' TV, our son's old one, but fortunately, Samsung didn't include the WiFi bit internally, and required owners to pay extra for a dongle.

Son had it plugged directly into his hub, hence no dongle, whereas here our hub is too far away to do this.

Consequently, nice big screen TV, without all the shit. So, win/win (:*