Why do Smart tv manufacturers place the ethernet connection facing outwards?

Knock a hole in the wall.

Yes I can see the problem if you're not using WIFI.

Maybe not using  wifi because he doesn't want to be zapped by its radiation.

I already have one hole in the wall where I feed my cables through. I also have WiFi. My Virgin TV box goes back tomorrow. Wanted to hardwire my tv to the router because I get more than twice the speed that way.Just frustrating that the ethernet port is not side mounted like the hdmi ports.

Would one of these help? - Right Angle Ethernet   Adapter.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Right-Angle-HDMI-Corner-Adapter-High-Speed-UltraHD-4k-3D-Ethernet-2160p-1080p-/263000066283?ha****m3d3c0688eb:g:kjYAAOSwurZZJFQX

Thanks hay. I've checked those out before,taking the size of the plug into account you're not much better off than bending the cable on an ordinary fitting. They both push the TV out by an extra 30mm or so.My current tv sits 45mm from wall to screen.I'll stick with the WiFi and use my hard wired android box more I think.I'm looking forward to seeing how it goes without having the comfort blanket of Virgin to fall back on.