Why should you use an Android TV Box instead of a Smart TV?

Many people have owned an LG 75-inch Smart TV for about 10 years, and its picture quality has never disappointed them. Instead, it's the Smart TV apps that have garnered more criticism than praise. A few additions to the living room will make evening TV viewing much more enjoyable, and they can still enjoy the beauty of their 4K for many more years.

 

After becoming frustrated with slow apps, outdated software, and choppy internet performance on their Smart TVs, many people decide it's time for a change. Instead of spending tens of millions of VND on a new TV, they consider switching to a dedicated Android TV streaming box.

An Android TV Box/Stick is a required device.

 

Don't rely on built-in software.

 

Most people initially use the Smart TV software that comes with their TV. But after countless disconnections from the TV, even when connected directly via Ethernet to the router , people realize they need a change. Those days of fumbling through incomplete menus are over when you use an Android TV Box for your family. Many people choose the Google TV Streamer 4K, an option that will give you hours of seamless use.

LG's proprietary software, webOS, is not very user-friendly, extremely slow, and more frustrating than it should be. With Android TV , or even Apple TV, you have dedicated hardware that allows you to browse streaming apps, play games, and do much more with your TV than you might think. You might lose an HDMI port in the process, but the pain of waiting hours for streaming apps to launch on your Smart TV will be gone forever.

Don't forget the physical media players.

We are more connected than ever before, but sometimes, that connection still fails.

 

If you don't want to go out and buy a dedicated media player to connect to your TV, there's still another option for media enthusiasts. The latest generation of game consoles, especially the Xbox Series X and PlayStation 5, also function as Blu-ray/DVD players. They also have many popular streaming apps, eliminating the need for an Android TV/Apple TV streaming box and making your Smart TV smarter. However, if your home internet connection is down, it might be time to start rebuilding that physical media collection.

If you have a PlayStation 5 or Xbox Series console at home, you can even purchase a dedicated media remote to make browsing the app list easier than ever. Xbox even offers a built-in remote control feature within the Xbox app, allowing you to switch between different pages directly on the touchscreen.

Rules for accessing smart home features on TVs

This might be enough to completely eliminate Smart TVs.

 

Over the years, people have spent a lot of time transforming their homes into places they could only dream of when they were 10 years old. As children, they dreamed of days when they could turn on lights without touching a switch, and now they can do that simply by giving a command to their streaming device. The future is right before your eyes, and you won't believe what you're seeing – or what you're commanding your TV to do for you.

You can start the vacuum cleaner, check the weather, turn on the lights in the house, or even adjust the temperature. webOS TVs can never do that, all because they're connected to the same infrastructure as every new device added to the house. TVs can also do a lot more, especially if you have the right app to do it.

If your internet connection goes down, everything else will stop working as well.

The saying "You never know what you have until you lose it" rings true when your Internet Service Provider (ISP) suddenly loses connection. Even if you've moved away from Smart TVs to Android TVs or game consoles as entertainment devices, things can still be abruptly interrupted if you lose connection. That's why using physical means in case is so helpful, for example, using a digital antenna to catch local channels, or using a place like a local library to watch movies when the weather outside is bad.

Having a backup of physical media and other things to do in case of a network outage is a great idea and demonstrates why Smart TVs aren't always as smart as we think.