This getting old had really effected my not being able to make a decision. I passed up the 55" Panasonic TV a couple of weeks ago, waiting for a Samsung to go on sale. Now Best Buy has a 55" Smart Samsang for $599 and same model 60" for $799. They also have a Smarter Samsang with a quad core 55" for $799 and same model 60" for $999. Do I need a quad core and Smarter HUB for the extra $200..? I do want to use the tv with Netflix and the Internet. The $599 is probably all I really need. But when I think about looking at it for the next 5 plus years..?
IMHO You have no need for a Smart TV based on your age and what you said, the smarter the TV the more complicated the bastard is to work. 60" Samsung @ $799 sounds like a nice deal.
But what's he going to hook his Xbox 1 up to? You're exactly right...if its any smarter than a smart TV, then it's probably too smart for me.
I have Wii bowling... But I do have a 90 average.. Yeah..!!! Now that your bring it up, it would be nice to have a 1st person shooter game on a big tv..
Years ago I used to play Team Fortress on the computer, but I had a dial-up and everyone else had high speed, and I kept getting killed...