What Should You Consider When Buying A Smart TV?

The smart TV market is one of the most launched every year and, perhaps, one of the most complicated to understand. Every season the brands renew their ranges with new models full of acronyms and promises that overwhelm the buyer. Sometimes we misunderstand what each manufacturer and device offers. Smart TVs have prevailed over other technologies such as 3D. But deciding on one is sometimes not so easy.

Operating System

Manufacturers such as LG and Samsung maintain their commitment to closed or exclusive operating systems ( WebOS and Tizen, respectively), but most brands trust Android TV as their software.  This reduces customization to their models but, in return, makes them gain in performance and versatility: literally, any mobile application can be installed on the TV screen through Google Play.

In addition, it guarantees the presence of Google Assistant for voice control and connection with the rest of compatible devices, as well as the integration of Chromecast to send any content from the mobile or PC wirelessly to the TV.

DR10 + 

The term DR means Dynamic Range. The High DR provides brighter images, deeper blacks, and a wider color gamut than the 4K image. And most importantly: if the model has HDR10 (without +) it is possible to update it without having to change the device.

Resolution

This year will consolidate it as the standard in the market for almost all ranges and sizes since the 8K or SUHD is still relegated to the highest and most expensive models. The new scenario will also be enhanced by the increasingly wide offer of the content of this quality on streaming platforms and other channels.

Size

The present trend is to offer us larger screens, starting at 55 inches, 65 inches and so on… Due to the progressive reduction of the frames on the screens, which allows the total size of the television to be maintained, even if increases in the number of inches.

New Formats

The rotating television Samsung’s The Sero allows you to view content vertically) or LG’s transparent and roll-up panel are still unique and limited proposals, not intended to become standard. Gone is the time for curved televisions, totally forgotten, or 3D technology, which has gone forever to the cemetery of passing fashions.

Sound 

To make televisions thinner, despite the evolution of audio technologies such as Dolby Atmos, represents a challenge for manufacturers when it comes to sound, it’s great Achilles heel. With the little space available in televisions, achieving quality audio without resorting to an external home cinema system is increasingly difficult. 

If we like high fidelity and surround sound, it is advisable to have a budget in the budget to buy a good sound bar or a 5.1 or 7.1 system or look for proposals that integrate the sound bar into the base of the TV.

What Are The Advantages Of Smart TV

The advantages of a Smart TV are many. You can surf the internet and enjoy the browser integrated into the television to view your favorite web pages, social networks, blogs, … from the sofa at home and without the need for a computer, simply with the remote control. 

There are Apps with exclusive content and some are paid and free platforms that will help you watch your favorite series, football movies, and everything you can imagine easily and intuitively, forget about looking for the series you missed. The big channels have applications where you can relive the episodes that you couldn’t see for free. The latest upgradeable technology, thanks to continuous updates and you have to keep  TV Up to date to enjoy the latest features.