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Best Smart TV Buying Guide: Welcome to TheIndianSubcontinent's round-up of the best smart TVs and smart TV platforms you can buy in
The user experience is important too
platforms on offer have matured dramatically over the past few years
They help you access streaming content services and curate your viewing
device, or want to share images quickly and conveniently, your connected set should facilitate that too
And when so many of us have content elsewhere on our home network, be it video files, music or JPEGs, offering seamless access to that
through DLNA should be a given.Most smart TVs give access to leading streaming services like Netflix, BBC iPlayer and YouTube (although some
Beyond that, there can be a bewildering array of second (or third) tier streaming apps available to download from the resident portal
generic alternative such as Android TV, as found on Sony and European Philips TVs.All are usable, functional and most of the time downright
But while they may look similar on the surface, under the hood there are a plethora of differences between them.So, what's the best smart TV
platform you can buy We've ranked the the world's major connected TV platforms, putting equal emphasis on ease of use, functionality,
you'll have a good starting point when it comes time to finding the perfect TV for you.Just want to know to know the Best Smart TV on every
platform Here you go!Best Smart TV with Samsung Smart HubThe Samsung Q9FN is the best Smart Hub/SmartThings TV on the planetSpectacular HDR
around the Eden platform Samsung has been busy refining for the past couple of years, expect a few tasty new morsels that add to the
recommendations, for instance, as well as TV shows getting much more prominence in the content browsing menus.Samsung has delivered enhanced
Instead, it uses a pair of sonic actuators, positioned on the rear of the panel which vibrate, creating stereo sound
a compatible mobile phone
Apps include Netflix and YouTube in 4K.Picture quality is drop dead gorgeous
A Triluminos wide colour gamut display, colour vibrancy is high, while a 4K Reality Pro picture processor maximizes image detail
is the model to beat.Read our full review:Sony Bravia A1 OLEDBest Smart TV with My Home Screen 2.0The winner is the Panasonic TX-65EZ1002
Most of the key TV-centric apps are there (Netflix in 4K HDR, Amazon in 4K HDR, the catch up TV services for the main terrestrial
TX-65EZ1002 OLED TVBest Smart TV with webOS 3.5The winner is the LG OLED C7 Stunning contrast-rich picturesGorgeous ultra-thin
layout, easily customizable, slick to navigate and sensibly focussed on the sort of TV-centric apps most users actually want a TV to
deliver.These apps include (4K/HDR-capable) versions of Amazon and Netflix, Youtube, NowTV, plus all of the catch up services for the main
terrestrial UK broadcasters courtesy of the Freeview Play service, which lets you search for shows you might have missed via an electronic
program guide that scrolls back through time as well as forwards.The latest version of webOS built into the OLED55C7 only really delivers a
around; and the option to use the number buttons on the remote control to directly access favorite apps
both looks and acts like the platform used on streaming video devices like the Roku Ultra and Roku Premiere+: The Home section contains all
We're also pretty big fans of Roku's universal search feature that rifles through 300+ apps to find movies and TV shows and displays them
with the cheapest option first.Overall, Roku TV is simple, efficient and straightforward enough for most people to pick up and use without a
additional smartphone features and, for the first time, Dolby Vision support
Dolby Vision allows you to get the absolute most from the TV in terms of performance and while tracking down Dolby Vision content is a bit
of a hassle, Roku does a good job highlighting all the available content in a new row in the 4K UHD Spotlight app
