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Today, you can find Roku TV on quite a few Haier, Hisense, Insignia, Sharp and TCL TV models – as well as a dedicated Hisense Roku TV model in the UK.Īs a platform, Roku TV borrows the interface and feature set from the company's popular media streamers, like the Roku Streaming Stick. But all Samsung sets come with Samsung SmartThings – which allows your TV to act as the center of your connected home.Īnnounced back in 2014 for TCL TVs, Roku TV has found support with low-cost US TV suppliers. Higher-end models will get Bixby built-in too. You'll find Tizen on all QLED TVs, and most Samsung 4K TVs. On 2020 TVs like the Q80T QLED, you'll find that the launcher bar is smaller than before, meaning more apps can fit onscreen at one time – while a new Mobile Multi View feature enables you to watch on both your TV and smartphone simultaneously while casting. Thankfully that's made easier by a Smart Hub multimedia page that divvies up content from apps and from your own USB sticks/home network. The OS cuts down on clutter, although this sometimes works against navigation – there are plenty of occasions when it's necessary to go hunting for a specific app. A dynamically changing ‘Recent’ box in the far-left corner cycles between recently used apps and TV channels.īut it’s not overly intelligent as it stands right now, but that could change in the future when Samsung integrates its TV AI into Tizen.įor now, we like the fact that on-screen icons can be changed: a sense of identity is welcome when it comes to some AV inputs and key apps you use everyday. Samsung is another brand keen to keep things simple – its Tizen OS clearly owes much to LG's webOS interface, in so much as it consists of icons, apps and shortcuts all accessible via icons held a horizontal strip across the bottom of the screen. We're hoping this gets amended at a later date, though. You won't find Freeview Play on new LG TVs – for some reason – which will be something of a loss for UK viewers.
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Other options include Now TV, Sky Store, Wuaki.TV, plus all the main channel catch-up services. There's also Amazon with UHD HDR and YouTube in 4K, with Disney Plus naturally in the mix too. Support for all these is built in, too, which means there’s no need for an external listening device.Īpp support is also surprisingly good: Netflix streams in 4K with both HDR and Dolby Vision, as well as Dolby Atmos audio when available. LG also leads the way when it comes to voice recognition, with sets like the CX OLED supporting LG’s own ThinQ AI platform, Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant.
We know that LG is also bringing its webOS platform to third-party televisions in the near future, meaning you'll likely be able to access its smarts on far cheaper sets. Boasting an updated home screen which has been overhauled to be more intuitive, webOS 6.0 aims to provide faster access to your most used apps, while also allowing for content recommendations based on your viewing history. It's changed a lot for 2021, though, with the sixth iteration of the interface replacing its traditional overlay of apps for a full-screen view that's more spaced-out. These days, it's still an exceptional smart platform that truly leads the pack – with its latest iteration featuring on the its range of OLED TVs.
LG rewrote the rulebook for smart platforms with its webOS, starting the trend for minimal, simplified user interfaces back in 2014.
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