[nawitus]

Why would anyone need a "smart TV"? I can use the internet better with my laptop. Everyone already has a personal computer, whether it's a laptop or a tablet. The usability is always worse. The only way it's useful to show the internet through a television is to transmit the image from a computer to the television. That's what I and my friends do.

[bluedino]

Built-in streaming apps. No screwing with a second remote, or another device like an Apple/WD TV. Those are 'better' but a Smart TV is simpler.