I have a cheapie android dox that is horrendous at browsing the web. Other cheapies I have owned ditto. Do better quality boxes from say Xiaomi do a better job or are the devices inherently bad at browsing the web. Any real life experiences would be greatly appreciated.
Hardware is a factor, but more often than not I've found the software to be the issue, try switching your web browser to see if it helps:
Puffin is a popular option for the big screen / remote control usage.
However one of the worst things about using a TV web browser is dealing with popups and ads, even while using Blokada .
I have found that downloading Brave browser and sideloading it (if it's not on your TV PlayStore), works far better than any other option and has builtin adblocking, and decent control for text / page scaling and tabs.
Also, using a regular TV remote is tedious, you could try a wireless mouse and keyboard, or airmouse.
How is Chrome still not available on AndroidTV?
They're all terrible 😎
Use your phone or a laptop 👍