"Smart" TV's are for dumb people

I had the idea of writing this post quite a few years ago, but left it as a draft until now. These days pretty much all modern TV's are smart TV's, but my point is still valid. 

Ever try using any of the wonderful trio of time-wasting (YouTwitFace.com) on a "smart" TV? Not only is the interface extremely slow and laggy, due to the primitive processor in the idiot box, but you have to enter characters one at a time using a remote. This will scarcely appeal to anyone who has membership in Mensa! And if that weren't enough, the TV screen won't be formatted properly for most of the websites you visit as, in addition to having a primitive processor, your TV also has a GPU whose technology dates back to somewhere around the Cretaceous era! Then there is the issue of ads and bloatware that many manufacturers are plying you with, and privacy issues as well. In contrast to your hitherto dumb boobtube, your new set can also spy on you!

But there is hope. You can turn any television (assuming not so old that it doesn't have HDMI inputs) into a genius by connecting even a modest computer to it. Now you will enjoy a fully modern internet experience with a full QWERTY keyboard and access to your drive data as well!

JMR