I'm looking to go to Best Buy and buy a 4K Android TV that has google assistant. Just wondering what tv is the best that works good with google home?
I'm looking to go to Best Buy and buy a 4K Android TV that has google assistant. Just wondering what tv is the best that works good with google home?
All of the TV's with Android built in are laggy. Head over to r/Bravia and Philips to see all the issues they have. Like the other poster said. Good TV+ shield is the way to go.
I agree with other comments that you should pick the TV you want based on the monitor itself, not the smarts. At some point in the next 3 years, and probably less, the smarts are going to stop getting updates. It might be that Google or whoever stops pushing them out or it might be that app developers stop supporting the platform. Whatever it is, in 1-3 years you're going to be looking to replace the software anyway. It's much cheaper to keep your nice TV and replace the smarts for $70-$200 than to replace the whole thing just for software updates.
Just going to mention what others are already saying. Everything I've seen about android tv is not good. Just get cheapest 4k tv that meets all your requirements and add on shield or some other device. Make sure the tv has a bunch of hdmi inputs.
In the not so far future there are going to be many more good android tv devices coming down the pipeline.
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Samsung or Vizio TV. Unless you're planning on gaming, I'd recommend going with the Jetstream 4K Android TV box from Walmart. I've been using it for months with zero issues. At $69 it's a bargain.
I have a Sony with Android TV within a year I added a shield TV Instead of using the built in one as just gets too slow. Also have a mi box in the bedroom and that is also way better speed wise than the built in one on TV's.
The remotes for both turn the TV on and off and control volume so you still only need one remote most of the time.
Android TV is awesome but the dedicated boxes are just better so Definitely look at the TV's you can afford and just go for the one whose picture you like best. Then add an Android TV player.
I agree with /u/bxbomer in that you should " Get an nvidia shield and then pick the best TV that you can afford. "
That said, if you're itching to try buy a cheap 55” 4K Android TV, I recommend the Sharp 55” Class 4K Ultra HD (55Q7530U) available from Walmart for $349.
The Sharp 55Q7530U ships with Android 8.0 and is fully compliant with Project Treble . I haven't compared the Android TV that shipped with my Sharp 55Q7530U to an Nvidia Shield. So maybe it's laggy compared to the Shield. But it seems to be as snappy as any Roku TV that I've ever tried.
I bought my Sharp on impulse and didn't do much research before purchasing. Among other uses, for me it makes for a huge computer monitor, and I have no problem getting 60 Hz. I'm not certain, but I think it's capable of 120 Hz. ARC works great, if that's important to you. (It was important to me: I bought it to replace an older TV/monitor that didn't support ARC.)
I'm told that that the Sharp 55Q7530U is actually a rebranded Hisense TV. (I think Hisense bought the rights to sell in the US under the Sharp name a few years ago.) And near as I can tell, the internals are similar to, but probably not identical to, the Hisense H9E Plus and/or H9100 Plus described here:
https://www.hisense-usa.com/electronics/tv/55h9e-plus
https://www.hisense-usa.com/electronics/tv/55h9100e-plus
My Sharp has only 3 HDMI ports, not 4 HDMI ports like the above linked Hisense TVs, so obviously not just a re-badge. Not sure what else it's missing.
Get an nvidia shield and then pick the best TV that you can afford.