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percent of the sets purchased this year were smart TVs. And if you’re hellbent on having a smart home, it will connect with your other smart devices/systems so your refrigerator can tell you when the milk is sour/eggs are bad. It can also change your thermostat instead of making you get off the couch to adjust it by hand or turn off the bathroom light you forgot to take care of between commercials. Boy, you’re so 21st century! Okay, so there are a few downsides. The smart TV manufacturer/retailer keep track of your home entertainment habits so they can drop in ads of products/services you’ll probably be interested in because as we mentioned, they sorta kinda monitor…everything. To do all that smart stuff they have to have limited computing power and an operating system - Samsung – Tizen OS, Vizio – SmartCast, LG -WebOS and others. Don’t confuse these with your MacOS or Windows OS which you use every day to do computerish type of stuff. You know, create, file/store, backup, and use a wide variety of products to protect you and your data. But the same isn’t true of the EU Security Council, the US FBI and most security organizations around the globe that have issued warnings about the risks of smart TVs. Now in fairness, all streaming services keep track of what you watch, when you watch it and how long so they can create, add and recommend films/shows you might be interested in watching to keep you connected with them. Yes, ad-supported and FAST services also use the info to show you a few (usually less than four minutes an hour) ads you could be/hopefully are interested in. But are you also interested in sharing that information with the folks who want to sell you more hardware for the home or your local retailer?