Why Does It Buffer, and What Actually Fixes It

The film stops and a circle spins. Somebody says the internet plan is too slow. It usually is not. Buffering has a short list of causes, and your plan is rarely at the top. What is buffering, in plain terms? โ€ฆ

Playing Something From Your Phone on the TV

Someone has a video on their phone. The whole family crowds around a six-inch screen. You know the television can show it. But the button that does that has disappeared. Two different things are going on here, and people mix โ€ฆ

Subtitles, Dubbing and the Language You Want

The film starts in a language nobody in the room follows. Four people reach for four different buttons. Ten minutes later you have somehow turned on Spanish subtitles. Every app hides these controls in a different place. Where do I โ€ฆ

Does Your Old TV Really Need Replacing?

The television works perfectly. But the apps on it have stopped updating, and one has vanished altogether. The shop says the answer is a new television. Very often the answer costs a fraction of that. What does a streaming stick โ€ฆ

Why Does a New Smart TV Feel So Slow?

The picture is lovely. But pressing the home button takes three seconds to do anything. Apps open slowly, the grid stutters, and the set was bought only last year. Nothing is broken. This is simply how most affordable smart TVs โ€ฆ

What is Amazon Prime?

You order something on Amazon.in at night, and it lands at your door the next morning. Somebody in the house is paying for Prime. What is Amazon Prime? Prime is a paid membership on Amazon.in. It bundles several separate things โ€ฆ