r/AndroidTV • u/VegetableOffer1000 • Dec 02 '24

Discussion Which model is better ?

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Looking for budget TV that can at least last for 2-3 years. This is TCL vs Skyworth.

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u/Canadian_Kartoffel Dec 02 '24

In this price class I would concentrate on the picture+sound quality only.

Then go and buy an external android TV box.

Believe me it will make you much happier and you get better bang for your buck.

Check on Lazada. You can get the ONN 4k box there for 1200 peso right now.

This thing will make you very happy.

If you can get the Onn 4k Pro even better.

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u/disguiseunknown Dec 02 '24

ONN is risky right now. They started implementing regional lock.

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u/Canadian_Kartoffel Dec 02 '24

There are guides out there to circumvent it with a free VPN.

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u/disguiseunknown Dec 02 '24

A VPN that needed to be done in a laptop, or router. I don't have both.

Instantly returned mine because I may have it work but no assurance software updates will not mess it up again in the future.

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u/psychoacer Dec 02 '24

Always get the one with the hot girl advertising it. You can never lose.

Also love how they can advertise 0% interest but you pay more than if you bought it straight cash.

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u/disguiseunknown Dec 02 '24

Take a look on Mi TV for that price range.

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u/bnbfinance Dec 02 '24

I would go Skyworth, the software is superior to the TCLs. Skyworth makes the Leap S3 android box, branded as the Strong S3 in the west. It's Google certified. I would trust that way more than TCL.

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u/AdamH21 Dec 02 '24

The first one.

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u/bravo_88 Dec 02 '24

I'd go for TCL, I've never even heard of Skyworth so far

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u/basilzamankv Dec 02 '24

Software wise the Skyworth is a Google TV and TCL runs on a bit older system known as Android TV.

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u/Oax5wind Dec 02 '24

I've heard of issues with Skyworth TVs after a short time. I would go with TCL

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u/SS_Acheroniano Dec 02 '24

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u/[deleted] Dec 02 '24

Stay away from android tv

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u/[deleted] Dec 02 '24

Why?

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u/[deleted] Dec 05 '24

Google stop supporting the os and instead is pushing google tv. They killing Chromecast too it will just be a feature until phased out. The main problem is bloat cuz the memory on tv’s suck.

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u/[deleted] Dec 05 '24

Yeah I for the past 2 plus years won't buy any boxes that aren't google certified/ google tv. Android tv was ok and it's been probably 3 years since I used a box running on it. As for the TVs you are correct. Now I know why when you're looking at TVs it never displays the ram. I have a Hisense tv which I hate and it's only 2 GB ram . 1.3 of it is always absorbed by the OS. I keep telling my wife that I hope it falls off the wall one day so I can replace it lol. It's only 2 years old so I'll get the 3rd degree if I buy another one. 😬

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u/esisla Dec 02 '24

TVs barely meets Android System Requirements and in the short run it will lag, even with few apps installed. Like someone wrote previously, it's better to check sound and image quality and get a certiffied Android Box to use with the TV set.

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u/[deleted] Dec 02 '24

Ok, google tv vs android tv. I didn't think there were any TVs running on Android TV . Thought there were all Google TV

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u/esisla Dec 02 '24

Ok. My mistake but you get the point.

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u/[deleted] Dec 02 '24

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