Wrong. I've upgraded my TV twice in the past 5 years, and the average TV replacement cycle has decreased to 4 years[1].
They don't need to have software in them, and shouldn't.
Yes they do. How else do I watch Youtube and Plex on it? Plug another box in, with another remote?
Leave that to people and companies who actually know how to produce software.
I agree that would be nice. Fortunately Samsung has a completely inadequately documented but reasonably open API for building SmartTV apps.
TVs should display an image.
That would be called a monitor.
There are no exceptions.
I'm one.
Does the fact that I use the Youtube, Vimeo, iView and Plex apps on my Samsung TV more than I watch broadcast TV not apply for some reason?
[1] http://gigaom.com/2012/01/05/tv-replacement-cycle/
Frankly, that other box should be the one handling the TV tuning too.
Wrong. I've upgraded my TV twice in the past 5 years, and the average TV replacement cycle has decreased to 4 years[1].
They don't need to have software in them, and shouldn't.
Yes they do. How else do I watch Youtube and Plex on it? Plug another box in, with another remote?
Leave that to people and companies who actually know how to produce software.
I agree that would be nice. Fortunately Samsung has a completely inadequately documented but reasonably open API for building SmartTV apps.
TVs should display an image.
That would be called a monitor.
There are no exceptions.
I'm one.
Does the fact that I use the Youtube, Vimeo, iView and Plex apps on my Samsung TV more than I watch broadcast TV not apply for some reason?
[1] http://gigaom.com/2012/01/05/tv-replacement-cycle/