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by tomwilson 4816 days ago
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.
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apaprocki 4816 days ago
I wonder how many minutes of my life I've wasted looking at the little "Starting" blurb only to be thwarted by "Updating".
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gmrple 4816 days ago
This also kills me on gaming consoles. I have 80Kb/s internet... your device does not need several hundred MB updates.
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tbeseda 4816 days ago
Interesting. Mine seems to make a few blocking HTTP calls (seemingly for things like on-demand and app store listings).
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