Roku can just be a stick you stick in a USB or hdmi port.
A smart TV has apps that fail fast and have little support.
None of my smart tv's will do anything smart anymore.
I haven't found a single thing wrong with the axxera tv's that a roku stick didn't cure.
We have a smart TV over the door of the 24.1 prior owner installed it. It doesn't do anything smart.
Since roku, chrome cast and Firestick, smart tv's are like buying a typewriter.
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