Why don't some Samsung apps work?

honestly the issue is probly the app versions themselves, not the TV. samsung's store in thailand often has older builds of hbo and disney that don't play nice with the local cdn. try sideloading the apk from apkmirror through a usb stick, i did that for my 2020 model and the buffering stopped overnight. also airplay is just a mess on samsung here, i gave up and got a used apple tv 4k for 3500 from a shop in fortune town, way smoother for streaming from my phone

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another thing to check is your DNS settings. a lot of ISPs here like true or ais have their own DNS that throttles streaming traffic for certain services. switching to google DNS (8.8.8.8) or cloudflare (1.1.1.1) in your router settings might fix the buffering. i had the same issue with disney+ on my samsung and it was night and day after i changed it.

also worth noting that HBO Go specifically has been trash on samsung tvs in thailand for years, even their support page admits it. i'd just get a google tv dongle from jib for 1800 baht and call it a day, it'll run both apps smooth and airplay works way better through it too.

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a friend of mine had the same problem and eventually figured out it was the tv's ram choking on those apps. samsung tizen os is kinda bloated so when you open hbo or disney it eats up all the available memory and then stutters. try clearing the cache on both apps in settings, that helped him for a bit but he still ended up buying a chromecast with google tv for like 1800 at banana it. also worth checking if your tv model is on samsung's list of supported devices for those apps, sometimes they just don't list older ones and the app runs like crap because it's not optimized.

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Krua Dok Mai Kao is solid but I've always found their som tam a bit tame on the pla ra. If you want the real funky version, try the shophouse spots along Soi Udomsuk 26, near the night market end. They pound it fresh with fermented fish that'll clear your sinuses, and it's like 60 baht. Different style from the On Nut places, more Lao-leaning.

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for som tam specifically i'd say the Isaan spots in Chatuchak are underrated, weekdays only though since the weekend crowd ruins the vibe. there's a stall near gate 2 that does tam pa with fermented bamboo shoots, super sour and funky, not something you see much in On Nut. if you're already heading north for Or Tor Kor anyway its worth the detour.

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honestly the som tam at Krua Dok Mai Kao is good but what got me hooked is their nam prik pla raa dip with the raw veggies, that funk hits way harder than the papaya does. think most people sleep on it cuz they just order the som tam and gai yang. also pro tip, go before noon on weekdays, after that teh pla ra gets milder cuz they batch it for the lunch rush

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