comment: There are tons of old articles I can show you where people were saying cable modems were unnecessary because 56K was all that was needed.
  I had a 50 inch Plasma TV that I thought would never need replacing because I would never want/need a better picture.  I rejected Smart TV's thinking they were stupid, why do I need an internet browser on a TV. 
  Now, internet is more essential on a TV than a HDMI port.
  The TV has gone through so many iterations from black and white to color to big screen to HD to connected it is naive to think the current technology of your time is all that is needed and can't be improved.