Hi all, thought I'd post my experience of using SmartSTB on my samsung TVs this weekend.
I installed SmartSTB on both my Samsung UE65KU6000 and UE32K5600 over the weekend.
When you install it the app is locked to only load it's 'portal' from
http://demo.smart-stb.tv
In order to unlock it and enter your own url you can do this for free (for 7 days) by giving
the Virtual MAC Address of your SmarSTB instance at this site:
https://smart-stb.net/index.php?_url...l-for-smart-tv
Activation is effectively immediate, I saw no lag at all.
Once activated you can add any portal/url you wish as you would normally. Restart the app and hey-presto it'll load your portal just like a standalone box.
I've not had any bother with the app, it's fast... very fast in fact, makes my MAG254 seem slow, definitely feels like less lag when flipping between channels.
The fly-in-the-ointment though is the need to pay to be able to customise the App. This can be done through either a monthly fee ($2.55 each month OR a one off payment of $27.99 for the lifetime of the app). I decide to pay for lifetime licences for both my TVs, saves all the faffing around with micropayments going out each month.
Overall I was impressed with this, but then I'm relatively new to this game.