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Originally Posted by nialli
My Sony TV has over 100 Apps (Opera-based) - all but the usual suspects are crap. The only one worth having that's not on TiVo already is Amazon Video, which takes a while to load but is a nice complement to Netflix and iPlayer
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That's the trouble with App Stores. Since Apple and Google made their own successful ones, it seems as though every manufacturer of any device with a CPU has to include an app store.
The trouble is, very few apps beyond games, streaming apps, fitness apps, social media apps and news apps are really any use. Your average smart TV doesn't have enough processing power to be a decent games machine, nor is it small enough to be worn or carried (so fitness apps are out). Social media is partly usable, but it's difficult to type on a remote control, so social media is almost read only, which sort of defeats the point. This just leaves News and streaming.
Both of which my own Samsung 2011 TV does well, but how many streaming apps do you need? Not enough to justify an App store, I'd wager.