If your Smart TV is slow… these are the 3 ways to fix it

As is normal, Smart TVs have become the first option to get all the benefits of intelligence and streaming for the visual, meaning that practically everyone has already acquired theirs.

But it is true that there are users who have reported that after using their smart TV for a while, they have noticed that performance has progressively slowed down with more difficulties, which complicates the use of applications, streaming content and browsing the web.

There may be different causes for this slowdown to occur, which we are going to try to analyze to get it resolved so that we can continue enjoying our Smart TV for much longer.

Let’s start then by analyzing causes and solutions to the most normal problems.

Index of contents:

Internet connection problems

A slow and unstable internet connection it can make using our smart TV frustrating.

If the main incident that we have when we are using our Smart TV is that we have problems with bufferingit is likely that everything is related to our Internet connection.

It is essential to understand why there may be problems with the Internet connection. Some of them may be due to interference from other devices, weak signal, and outdated hardware.

The first thing we must to be clear is what connection speed we have, so that, if it is not the one we have hired, talk to our operator and explain what the problem is. This measurement (before they tell you in the technical department) we must do it by cable, since they will not consider it valid over WiFi.

If the speed is normal, the best solution is that let’s connect the smart tv using an ethernet cable, if your router location allows it. A wired connection will provide a faster and more reliable connection than a wireless one.

If the problem has not been resolved, we can change the cable or connection port, in addition to reboot the routersince many times with that simple gesture of turning it off, waiting about 15 seconds and turning it on, it solves many problems.

If your router has features like Quality of Service (QoS) or Access Point (AP) isolation, it’s best to turn these off to help improve your Internet connection.

Update our smart TV

As with all technological devices, we must keep our Smart TV updatedregardless of whether one with Android, from the Samsung or TCL brand, since it is essential.

Obviously we cannot show you how all television brands update, but it is true that the process it is usually relatively simplesince the manufacturers know that it is necessary to improve performance and correct any errors that cause slowdowns.

• The first thing we must make sure, even if it seems like evidence, is to have Internet connection.
• From there we verify that the TV has updates available by navigating to the menu Configuration or Settings and looking Software update or another similar option. In some menus it is usually within About or Device Information.
• If we see a message indicating that there is an update available, what we must do is click on Discharge either Install to start the process.
• The update may take time
• After installing the update, the TV will automatically reboot or ask us to do it, which we must do to finish the installation.

Having our Smart TV updated we will have a good chance that slow problems will disappear.

If you cannot find the place to update your television, it is best to consult the manufacturer’s website or the user manual for more information.

free up space

Another of the reasons why the device is slower is the fact that the internal storage may be practically full and it does not have the minimum recommended by the manufacturer for the system to work correctly.

free up space on our smart TV you can improve its performance and speed up its operation.

In this case, the same thing will happen as in the updates. That is to say, not all brands have the same menus, but it is true that they do not differ, in general, much from each other.

• We enter the application store of the television and we delete the applications that we no longer use. Uninstalling apps will free up space and improve performance.
• If we have saved any type of content, such as images or videos we can delete them. To do this we must go to the Storage section in the Smart TV settings.
• In that same Storage section, the option to clear cache and temporary filessomething you should do and check if the performance is better.

If the TV has very little storage and even if we delete we are still limited in space, it would be best to try a external storage device to store everything we need.

The normal thing is to connect this to the USB port of the television and save all the content that we can in it to free the internal one.

Now you know for what reasons a Smart TV usually slows down, in addition to its solutions. Tell us about your experience on our social networks.