We do the same, the AppleTV is really the only device with the right apps here in Denmark. We had to get a SmartTV, but we simply don't use that part, the TV is not allowed on the internet.

The Philips remote have a big ass Netflix button right in the center, but we just use the Netflix app on the AppleTV, because using any of the apps on the TV is an unpleasant experience.

I can sort of understand the idea of a smart TV, but the TV manufactures do not have the organisation, infrastructure, developers nor the hardware to deliver good and up to date apps, so I don't understand why they keep insisting on building smart TVs.

Companies like Samsung must know that their app suck.