I really wish TV mfgs still offered dumb TVs, even for like $20 less. The features on the many I&#x27;ve played with (access to a lab with hundreds of smart TVs) range from &quot;unbearable delay changing the volume + UI crashes randomly trying to switch set off&quot; (yes this seriously happens on a newer production Samsung with the little click stick selector on the back as the ONLY physical button; turning it off requires clicking then scrolling to &quot;power&quot; and clicking again) to &quot;noticeably slower but not unbearable when changing volume&quot;.<p>I really preferred my TVs to be as dumb and as responsive as possible, but I know that many people won&#x27;t buy a dongle for the &quot;smart&quot; functionality of their TV has it built in, even if the experience is awful, upgrades are few and far between, support ends after a year, and the internals powering the smartness are non-upgradeable low-to-midrange smartphone boards on their new &gt;$1000 set. Also, getting a &gt;$10,000 TV doesn&#x27;t get you much better software or much better smart guts, which surprised me at first, but I guess it makes sense; they&#x27;re not going to spend millions in R&amp;D for the products that sell in small numbers.