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Offline downloads on a TV sound pretty much like a stupid request, don’t they? I know that. The biggest screen in our homes, the one we spend the most time in front of, is bound to be connected to the internet somehow. Whether we’re streaming directly on the TV or via a box connected to it, whether we’re using an online subscription or watching something from our local NAS collection, odds are we have a Wi-Fi connection of some sort to enjoy that content. So offline downloads don’t really make sense there.
Still, I find myself looking at Google’s TV platform and wishing it supported offline downloads — as a platform and as individual apps. Why? One word: Portability.