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When I bought my TV I mistakenly thought I was buying the "smart" version, but between the uninformed sales person, stock problem, and basically giving up on the staff I ended up home with the regular TV. The Chromecast seems like the way to go to get the "smart tv" features I initially thought I was getting.
 
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When I bought my TV I mistakenly thought I was buying the "smart" version, but between the uninformed sales person, stock problem, and basically giving up on the staff I ended up home with the regular TV. The Chromecast seems like the way to go to get the "smart tv" features I initially thought I was getting.
You should get a Roku to make your tv a smart tv. Chromecast doesn't actually make things a smart tv since you gotta stream from a phone or tablet.
 
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I don't like the Chromecast, it's like a backwards version of a Roku or AppleTV. It takes whatever is streaming on your phone or tablet and puts it on a TV rather than just having all the apps already built in it.
The website makes it sound like you could access the apps from the TV itself, but you're right, it is all accessed via your phone or computer.

Is it that big of a deal? Seeing as it costs $30 vs. however much the other 2 cost...?