How can i turn my old pioneer plasma 49"inch tv into a smart tv

[a.ellington1971]

I dont know what a thread is i am very very tech new am trying teally hard to learn.

 

[Scott_130]

Hopefully it has HDMI So the Amazon Fire TV Stick could be good since it's got Netflix, ITV, BBC and a lot of apps and on demand services. I'm from the UK and It's fairly popular here due to it's price and how easy they are to use.
No, you do not need amazon prime for it to work
There's more alternatives such as the Roku, Apple TV, Chromecast and plenty of Android boxes. Kodi boxes can be a pain to use so I wouldn't use them.

 

[10tacle]

Another option to toss around: you can buy a smart WiFi Blu-Ray player for relatively cheap these days (under $70USD on sale like this one https/www.bestbuy.com/site/lg-bp350-streaming-wi-fi-built-in-blu-ray-player-black/3279089.p?skuId=3279089). That's what I have attached to my ten year old Samsung 42" 720p plasma in the bonus room.

 

[Phillip Corcoran]

Try as you might, it'll never be a smart TV - - - - it may be able to do some of the things that a smart TV does by connecting other stuff to it, but that's hardly the same thing.