Thanks for the clarification. With regard to Kodi the buffering might not always be due to a poor network connection. It also very much depends on the type of playback you perform. As a few examples, generally Kodi for AndroidTV is widely known as the least recommended app to use for direct network playback. But it performs fairly better if you stream using DLNA servers on your network and let Kodi playback the stream. Even then, other factors such as the encoding characteristics of your source content have a strong influence on the direct network playback quality. There are quite a number of community users which can answer your specific questions about the use of Kodi in much better detail.
Concerning the buffering of Prime Video on AndroidTV I can assure you that most users if not all have the same type of buffering at certain congestion times. It is very unfortunate but the service delivery solution provided by Amazon is so far, not yet on pair with the robust service quality of their main competitors of the likes of Netflix. And it generally has to do with the choice for software solution architecture they are applying for the AndroidTV platform. Have you already tried to use their app for Android or iOS then cast content from your device to the TV instead?
I also would not recommend using your AndroidTV browser to do casual web surfing. Your TV has been mainly designed to produce the best quality picture from all type of sources. That is and will remain its strongest capability. Yes of course you could also start installing apps and playing games on your TV too but the question you should ask yourself is if the experience matches your other devices which are designed specifically for games. So as much as having a browser on your TV might always come handy at times. You will find it much pleasing to use a different device at home than your TV for browsing. The only point here is that even if the TV was supplied a steady 1 Gb/s rated network speed with under 10 ms latency the browsing experience won’t match your expectations.
Regarding your last comment about the 60 mb/s expectation, again I am totally not aware of the type of tools or environments you are using to measure network speeds. All I can say is that unless you are interested in the software/electronics/network engineering aspects of the TV, those kind of technical measurements which require deep knowledge and understanding of the product is irrelevant. As an end consumer of the TV, it is much more relevant what type of use you are having difficulty with in order to look for solutions that can improve your usage experience.
Hopefully my response is of value for you. We always look forward to hear from our community users.
Cheers,
Dutchice
