That means you don’t need to plug in any extra boxes, right?
Most of these TVs aren’t as smart as they first seem.
This means that resources are often diverted to the iOS or Android versions of an app first.
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In some cases, a streaming provider might choose to skip certain platforms completely.
The truth is that manufacturers don’t have much incentive to improve this aspect of their product.
Thanks to hardware acceleration for video, actual streaming video playback works fine, and that’s what matters.
For smart TVs, this is an issue.
But there’s some nuance to that discussion, and the devil is in the details.
For example,Apple’s approach to user data privacyis very different from most TV manufacturers.
Likewise, that little-known smart TV brand you’ve bought might be partially subsidized byreselling of user data.
Did you know that LG’s flagship G3 OLED only has a 100Mbit Ethernet port?
This is slower than most modern Wi-Fi connections.
Unfortunately, many more smart TVs run older or lower-end Wi-Fi hardware too.
