Company will send you a free 55-inch TV with ads playing non-stop at the bottom and camera tracking your behavior

That’s a fair question. I think the answer is no, because these days $1000 is a lot for all those naked bits (that are probably if dubious quality). As other folks upthread said though, when this company inevitably bombs and all these sets show up on the secondary market for $200, well, now we’re talking. Much like Cue Cats, OnLive boxes, and other hardware oddities, it may have a better second life than it did as a first one.

Personally, I’d airgap it entirely even then. I don’t trust whatever discount networking board is in there, or anything else.

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