Most people assume a slow TV is just a slow TV, and that buying a better one is the only fix for the yearly slow down. The reality is more frustrating than that. The hardware inside your smart TV was already underpowered the day it shipped, and the operating system has been quietly making things worse ever since.
Everything behind that panel is an afterthought, but there's a thirty-dollar fix that does what a brand-new television can't guarantee.
6 Reasons I Skipped a Smart TV and Bought a Streaming Stick Instead
It took me a while to come around, but a streaming stick is so much better than a smart TV.
Television operating systems come with bloat
Your TV is rotting from the inside, and it started the day you unboxed it
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