TVs are a staple of our living rooms Image by Monica ly from Pixabay TVs have been, the thing we point all our furniture at, for a while now. Now that we all have smartphones, we're starting to look down instead of straight ahead. Obviously, TVs and their manufacturers were feeling left out. This is all set to change with everyone releasing "Smart" TVs! Except, whenever someone mentions buying one, my response is: Don't! TL;DR Don't buy a Smart TV. Instead, buy a normal (dumb) TV with HDMI and USB connectors, plug-in a Chromecast, FireStick, Roku, etc. and upgrade the stick if needed instead of the whole TV. It's safer, cheaper, easier to repair, and you can incorporate newer features more frequently. Now, onto the rest of it. Smart TVs are actually a good idea I understand the appeal of smart TVs, and am genuinely excited about all our devices being able to connect to each other, share content across them, and pe...