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Why are people even using these kind of sticks any more rather than the apps on their TVs?
In addition to firetv being built into many tvs the built in apps on smart tvs are slow compared to a lot of external devices. They also send a lot of data back home and the ones not based on a big platform don't get updated as often or have the same amount to choose from.
I have apple TVs and even the older models from 2015 is faster than smart tvs I've used.
I've found the apps on my previous LG and current Samsung to be snappy and just as quick as the console based ones.
My mom's LG is so slow it was rage inducing and it's a new tv. My Samsung is better but still not great. The remotes are both terrible and neither is anywhere near the speed of an old apple tv.
There's also still privacy issues. One of the reasons the TV's are cheap these days is because they sell your data.
Meh, I've given my info to plenty of companies to use their products at this point, Google, Sony, Microsoft, Valve, etc. Samsung already have mine from an old phone so I don't care if they get it from my TV too.