Good article, Dunwoody. Something I never thought of before but I guess anything with internet access can be hacked, including smart lightbulbs I guess.
So I have three Samsung smart tvs dating back to 2013. I dont use the smart apps included by Samsung because they run very slow compared to using a Chromecast HDMI dongle or an Apple TV box. My 2013 Samsung has whats called an Evolution Box which allows you to change out the brains of the TV every few years to a new Evolution box so you can upgrade it without the typical tv high cost investment but its still a Samsung smart box which isn't that great compared to Apple. Not to say you can't hack Apple but I haven't experienced any Apple issues to date knock on wood.
The bigger problem coming to cutting the cord now is the cost. Everybody is increasing their prices.....Netflix, Hulu, etc.....before you know it you will be back to Directv prices.......
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