@burgerdrome this is so wonderfully written. I will save this post as the benchmark of how you can write prose where every sentence is dripping with pure sarcasm!! Well done.

As for Smart TV software, I think the manufacturers of TVs should just give up trying. There are already at least 2 ecosystems that are leaps and bounds better: Roku and Android TV. Just plug one of them into your TV and forget it was ever "Smart".