[MatthaeusHarris]

Depends on your threat model.

From TFA: Another attack on Samsung Smart TVs was published last week that used malicious commands embedded in broadcast TV signals.

So, even if it's airgapped, a tv that's been compromised in this way is effectively a hostile general-purpose computer with a wifi card running inside your house.

If this is something you would do for a Klondike bar, then go ahead. I'll keep my dumb TV and my Kodi box, though.

[scorpioxy]

Agreed. These "smart" TVs mostly run outdated and buggy software which are difficult if not impossible to update either because of technical limitations or because the manufacturer doesn't care enough after getting your money.

So why bother with a "smart" TV if you're going to be using an external computer anyway. Saving a few hundred dollars to spend on that external computer seems like a better investment. I run a "dumb" big LG TV hooked up to a raspberry pi running Kodi via LibreElec. I'm very happy with the set up in terms of functionality and price.

Edit: the attack via signal is linked from the article, reading now.

[alimbada]

> So why bother with a "smart" TV if you're going to be using an external computer anyway. Saving a few hundred dollars to spend on that external computer seems like a better investment.

I'm in the market for a 4k TV with low input lag. If you look at input lag tests (e.g., http://uk.rtings.com/tv/tests/inputs/input-lag) you'll see that every single TV listed there is a smart TV, at least in the 43"-50" range anyway. In fact, are there even such things as "dumb" TVs anymore?

That said, I've done some more research and realised tha the LG UH6* range is actually also pretty good for low input lags and runs webOS to boot so I think I'll go for an LG instead.