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Windows NT on 600MHz machine opens apps instantly. What happened?

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752 points dceddia | 5 comments | 23 Jun 23 14:02 UTC | HN request time: 0.667s | source
1. raldi ◴[23 Jun 23 14:45 UTC] No.36447509[source]▶
Wait’ll you hear about changing TV channels in 1985.
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2. elbac ◴[23 Jun 23 14:59 UTC] No.36447731[source]▶
'What is a TV channel?' (said by my daughter to me recently)
3. reaperducer ◴[23 Jun 23 15:11 UTC] No.36447930[source]▶
Wait’ll you hear about changing TV channels in 1985.

Turning on a TV in 1975: wait 60 seconds for the tube to warm up.

Turning on a TV in 1985: wait 10 seconds for the tube to warm up.

Turning on a TV in 1995: wait 2 seconds for the tube to warm up.

Turning on a TV in 2023: stare at the LG logo for 20 seconds, then wait another 30 seconds "for Smart Services to become available" in order to change the channel.

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4. rirze ◴[23 Jun 23 17:12 UTC] No.36449667[source]▶
It's asinine how slow service provider's boxes work nowadays. Our Xfinity cable box has a .5-1.0 input lag, (more like 2secs for ff/rw/play) and it's the same even after customer service replaced it with another unit. What a waste of resources...
5. sgt ◴[23 Jun 23 17:42 UTC] No.36449999[source]▶
Or for my nearly brand new Samsung smart TV - starts up in about 5 seconds, then you can happily watch TV and I did for a few months until it forced an update, which slowed things down.

Now things still work, but the TV needs a restart about once a week if I use the built in apps like YouTube or Netflix.

Finally bought an Apple TV 4K and it "boots" directly into it. Such a relief! (Well, except for that bizarre touch remote that came with the Apple TV, but that's a small price to pay!)