smart TV
also referred to as: smart tvs
2 statements across 2 episodes · 0 bullish · 1 bearish · 2 people on the record · first statement Nov 21, 2022 by Anthony Wood · across every show →
Everything said about smart TV, oldest first
Nov 21, 2022 negative
Wood: Web browsers are too resource-heavy and costly for TV manufacturing
“Web browsers were a very inefficient way to distribute software. Like they required lots of memory and lots of processing power and that it was not the way to make a, there'll be ways to do it a lot cheaper and manufacturers always picked the less expensive wa…”
Apr 14, 2025 neutral
Wang built a Linux-based smart TV prototype with apps in 1998
“I actually had a whole design lab. We laid out a board. We found a software company in Boston to do, to Linux-based software for us. I found the chip supplier. Put a CPU in the TV and connect it to the internet. And when you turn on that TV, first page was app…”