[tbeseda]

A Samsung SmartTV is similar. I have often ranted aloud to my television about hardware developers considering Single Responsibility when designing. Most of the time I just need my screen to be a screen.

[tomwilson]

My samsung "smart" tv doesn't load the smart part until you tell it to, so just turning it on and using it like a tv is much faster than the lg one shown in that video.

[apaprocki]

I wonder how many minutes of my life I've wasted looking at the little "Starting" blurb only to be thwarted by "Updating".

[gmrple]

This also kills me on gaming consoles. I have 80Kb/s internet... your device does not need several hundred MB updates.

[tbeseda]

Interesting. Mine seems to make a few blocking HTTP calls (seemingly for things like on-demand and app store listings).

[magic_haze]

Same with Vizio. I timed it to just under two minutes to get to the Neflix movie list from cold start -- Even my four-year old laptop with a HDD is faster than that. I'm thinking of replacing the TV now with a dumb Samsung and a Roku. How can they get it _so_ bad?

[incredimike]

Agreed! At the time, this TV was a great deal, even when compared to non-smart models. Now I'd gladly take the feature-hit to have a more responsive UI.

[nwh]

Those things are hilarious. I've never used a clunkier, slower video interface than on a SmartTV.