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Originally Posted by stomachmonkey

For the most part the issues you are experiencing now are prevalent among many if not most "Smart" TV's

Part of the issue is the apps themselves.

If you are developing cross platform apps you build iOS and Android first. If we were talking an Android phone for example we develop for Samsung and google Pixel devices because they represent 75% market share combined.

The remaining 25% of devices will be anywhere from 100% supported (because they are vanilla enough android) to doesn't run at all.

There's really not much point in developing or updating / maintaining apps for those "maybe they work, kinda, sorta" fringe devices.

I don't buy Smart TV's, I buy dumb TV's and hang an Apple TV off them. Your net investment in a dumb TV and dedicated streaming device is on par with the cost of a Smart TV and you get better performance, flexibility and reliability.

I absolutely believe all of that is true.

I know in the past two of the biggest, best names in TVs were Samsung and Sony.

These days, there are two inexpensive brands that seem to really have (per all of the reviews and everything that I've heard here) great value for the money, and those are Hisense and TCL.

Smart TVs are computers. From time to time you'll have to reboot computers, and you're likely to get buggy behavior out of them at times if not most of the time.

I have been using an Apple TV for years.

Do they still make dumb TVs and if so, do they still have the features of the smart TVs like higher refresh rates, darker blacks, etc...? I imagine that buying a dumb TV means that it's small and using 15 year old tech that results in a moderate picture.

On top of everything else, the smart TVs spy on you as bad or worse than smart phones.