Perhaps I do not get it, but a big screen never appealed to me. I think of smart TVs as a big screen with a built-in computer, and a laptop as a computer which has a built-in screen. I always thought the laptop is a better bang for the buck.
Perhaps I am missing the point because I do not live in the western world. I have observed my people who moved to the west are into large screen TVs, but I never understood the lure.
I live in the western world, and I've never really seen the point either. But I know a few people who value a large TV, so I know they exist. It's just a matter of what floats your boat in the end.
The state of the TV market is why I haven't purchased a new TV in a decade or so. And the way things are going, I probably never will. When the one I have dies, I'll likely not replace it.
I was in the same boat when I was younger. After upgrading to a (dumb) projector for movies and gaming (ex shooters), I can’t go back, since the immersion and amount of details I see on a big screen for me is just an order of magnitude better.
Perhaps I am missing the point because I do not live in the western world. I have observed my people who moved to the west are into large screen TVs, but I never understood the lure.