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I'm on one of these Samsung LED 3D blah blah Smart Apps TV.

Often our kid would ask me: "Daddy when is this (update) going to finish? I'm gonna miss..."

Oh, and I'm still waiting for Netflix / captions on it. For now the workaround for us, either the PS3 (noise & heat) or the ChromeCast (much easier to control from the phone).

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My solution was a Pi with OpenElec. That's all I use right now, connected via HDMI. The TV is unaware that a network exists.

I bought 'Yatse' on Android and I can only recommend it (if you're into xbmc). I can not only remotely control the xbmc stuff, I can stream a lot of content (video, pictures, music) to the xbmc/TV as well.


Totally agree. I have a Sony but I'm also happy I've bought a cheap Chromecast which really makes the TV "smart"(er). Best (and cheapest) thing I bought for my TV.




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