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> I wouldn't be surprised if the flash chips might be wearing out and take longer to read/write to.

This is what happened to the Nexus 7 tablets, I owned one and the experience, which was great at first, became terrible over time.

Smart TVs are a mistake, unfortunately most (maybe all current productions) are smart TVs nowadays. TVs are something that can last a long while - I kept my old dumb TV for 10 years before the backlight became too dark for my liking -, smart components on the other hand.. plus, it's not like it's a huge inconvenience or extra expense to add something like a chromecast or fire tv to get literally the same experience the smart components provide, except that this time, if the stick dies, you don't have to replace the whole tv.