[HartleyMBaldwin]

Out of curiosity, what makes a chainsaw “smart”? I haven’t bought one in a very long time.

I agree about avoiding “smart” things wherever possible. We may have to replace our living-room TV before much longer, and every set I’ve seen in stores is “smart”. I’d love to hear about a “dumb” TV that’s currently being sold.

[mmichaels1970]

I’d love to hear about a “dumb” TV that’s currently being sold.

Dang, you’re right. Not many dumb tvs being made anymore. I saw Insignia may make them, but I only saw a single 43” on BestBuys app. Huh. Guess it’s been a while.

[metmom]

I’m not sure, but we found precious few without computer chips, ones that were strictly mechanical.

[Bob434]

I keep my eye out for the old crt tv’s that folks put outside their homes with “free” sign on them. Have been using one for 3 years now and have another as backup incase the one we use goes down. Yep, it’s heavy as a drunken elephant, but it’s free, works very well, and meets our modest wants. We aren’t interested in c9nnecting our TV to streaming services- but with the price of cable, 8 might just have to keep an eye out for flat screen tvs on people’s lawns with free signs on them and make sure they aren’t “smart tv’s”-