New Delhi, Jan. 6 -- A slow smart TV is one of those modern frustrations that sneaks up on you. At first, apps take a second longer to open, then menus hesitate and eventually, you're pressing buttons twice, wondering if the remote missed the command. The screen still looks great, the sound is fine, but the experience feels oddly tired.

Most people assume the TV is ageing or that "smart TVs just get slow". That's only partly true. In many cases, the slowdown has more to do with how the TV is being used than how old it is. Smart TVs today are essentially small computers running constantly. Apps update in the background, caches build up, storage fills quietly. Unlike phones, TVs rarely get restarted or tidied up. They just stay on standby ...