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Originally Posted by Slickcraft
The streaming performance of the smart tv will always be stogy compared to a streaming box like ROKU or chromecast. And the streaming channel choices on the smart tv will be limited compared to ROKU.
If you get a dumb tv plus something like a ROKU 3 the total cost will will be less than that of a smart tv and the streaming performance better.
Smart tv makers are first of all in the business to sell tvs. ROKU is in the streaming business.
There is very little live major network tv available with streaming, smart tv or ROKU. We watch WMUR news live by streaming to the laptop and and connecting to the tv by a HBMI cable.
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I prefer the external boxes for two reasons:
1. As new models are released I can upgrade for $100 or so. I'm not stuck with the platform on my TV.
2. Both my Apple TV and my Roku regularly get new apps and channels. I don't think there's a similar amount of new content added by the TV manufacturers.