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Originally Posted by DiapDealer
In my experience, the standard streaming apps on many smart TV's are not updated as often as they are on a dedicated device (Chromecast, Firestick, etc...)
It may have gotten better, but I've seen many a homeowner be stuck with buggy or non-working Netflix/Hulu apps because an upstream change that required an update hadn't yet trickled down to those red-headed step-child devices.
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Yeah, I had a Samsung smart blu-ray player that was wrecked by a buggy OTA update.
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It's probably gotten somewhat better with Fire TVs and Roku TVs, but I still come across many older smart TVs (Samsung included) with dedicated streaming devices attached because the built-in smart apps on the TV weren't working any more.
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How are those updates? I see Chromecast (what I am looking at) has gone through a couple of generations of hardware. Do the older generations keep getting updates?
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I also don't care for the latency issues that wireless connections introduce RE streaming applications. So I tend to hardwire semi-permanent devices whenever possible. I have a much better chance of getting an ethernet plug on a dedicated streaming device (or an available separate adapter) than I do with a Smart TV.
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I wouldn't wire mine. Maybe if Samsung stops supporting the apps and one breaks, it'll be a blessing in disguise, as it wil push me to buy that Chromecase.
Or maybe there will be a big Black Friday sale.
Right now, my want and my wallet are squabbling.