Its the same technology, an embedded Linux computer, just packaged in separate boxes or all in one. No difference in potential vulnerability. Or just believe what you read in the media, since they always get it right.
That was a condescending post. I don’t see why you felt the need to take that tone. I didn’t insult you personally, and you infer I am some kind of television commercial zombie. But I won’t respond in the same fashion. Let’s talk facts, shall we?
If you need an upgrade to the software on the television, who are you going to depend on to deliver quality updates to you in a timely fashion? Are you going to depend on Hitachi? Or Samsung?
What do you suppose will happen when this year’s dozens of television models are supplanted by the next, for a company like Samsung which has dozens of new models each year. Do you think they are going to expend a lot of time and energy to keep them updated or secure?