I'll have to pass on this TV for several reasons. The biggest reason is that its running linux, not just any linux but one of the more bloated distros. So you will get lag, stutters, and kernel panics on your TV. The second is that TV owners do not want to do daily patching on their TVs. The hassle of having to hook a keyboard up to it and connect it to the internet daily to get the updates makes it a nonstarter. Do you want a new channel? Well guess what, you will have to compile the code to get a new channel. Most people won't know how to do that. Security issues still reside in linux, can't wait to hear of the first TV hack because the telnet port was left open. That's right, you now need to be a network admin just to operate a TV.
Canonical has no direction. With their CEO quitting and them burning up money and resources, there is no telling where they will be in the future. Linux distros come and go by the week. You buy this TV today your support for it will be gone by the end of the month.
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