@eff @arstechnica You pay for a TV set, or pay for Windooze on your PC.
But, aren't you just paying to be allowed to use the advertisement delivery platform from either the hardware manufacturer, or the software company?
Besides that, even W10 Pro standard is also primarily a gaming platform, not a productivity tool as it once was in older versions.

As for TV, we only have a monitor with a HDMI switch for the SatPVR, Blu-ray, etc. with the audio via the audio installation.