A:Answer You will not need a smart phone. It is super simple but pay attention to the settings menu tab located in the upper right hand corner of the screen, sometimes its a bit difficult to see. Also if you're hanging the TV, even if you're not using the HDMI ports now go ahead and connect and LABEL HDMI cables for future use. This is important because its hard to get behind the TV once it has been mounted to the wall. Other than that you simply need to enter your username and password information for Netflix, Hulu, etc. Note: I haven't been able to get Amazon Video to work. Hope all this helps.