\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nWith a massive array of TV\u2019s currently on the market including high-definition (HD), 4K Ultra, and now 8K, choosing a set that suits your needs can get confusing and cost as much as a car.<\/p>\n
While TV\u2019s have evolved, they have also become smarter. So, what is a smart\u00a0TV?\u00a0\u00a0A smart TV is a\u00a0traditional\u00a0television set with built in Internet and Web 2.0 features allowing\u00a0users to\u00a0stream music, videos,\u00a0browse the net and view\u00a0photos. It\u2019s a\u00a0technological\u00a0convergence of\u00a0computers, TV sets and set-top boxes.\u00a0<\/p>\n
However, a smart TV\u00a0wouldn\u2019t\u00a0be very\u00a0smart if its capabilities\u00a0couldn\u2019t\u00a0be updated over time, which is why\u00a0a smart TV platform with its own, or access to, an app store, and\u00a0plenty of first and third-party apps to choose from, is something to consider.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Android TV currently leads the pack with the most variety of apps.\u00a0Therefore it\u00a0makes\u00a0sense then that industry-leader, high-end\u00a0television\u00a0brand Skyworth partnered with Google to\u00a0be the first brand in South Africa to bring\u00a0Android TV\u00a0to the market.\u00a0<\/p>\n
With\u00a0other smart TVs\u00a0using their own\u00a0operating\u00a0systems, users are quite restricted when it comes to updates,\u00a0and the\u00a0number of apps available\u00a0to them is\u00a0limited.\u00a0\u201cSkyworth\u2019s Android\u00a0TVs give users access to a world\u00a0of content as opposed to a manufacturer\u2019s choice of content.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nWith the Google Play Store currently offering\u00a0approximately\u00a030\u00a0000\u00a0apps\u00a0and increasing daily, Skyworth\u2019s Jaco Joubert\u00a0says the Android TV\u2019s operating\u00a0system\u00a0is\u00a0upgradeable.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0\u201cThis\u00a0means\u00a0you can keep up with the best in apps, games and entertainment as and when they\u2019re available in the country,\u00a0without\u00a0having to fork out\u00a0on\u00a0a new device.\u00a0\u201cThink of it as a TV with the same\u00a0capabilities as\u00a0your smartphone, just bigger,\u00a0better and\u00a0clearer.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Joubert says the TV\u2019s also have the added benefit of voice search functionality.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cInstead of typing in what you\u2019re looking for, you can talk to your Android TV using the remote for a faster,\u00a0easier\u00a0way to search. Pairing this with Google Assistant allows you to control all your smart home devices, too.\u00a0Let your TV be your\u00a0home\u2019s\u00a0\u2018Smart Hub, \u2018where at the click of a button, or the sound of your voice, any other\u00a0paired blue tooth device\u00a0around your home, will respond.\u201d<\/p>\n
Skyworth\u00a0Android\u00a0TVs come with a separate gaming control in the box and if you lose your remote, you can download the Android remote application on your phone, compatible with both Android and iOS operating\u00a0systems.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\u00a0 Faizel Patel, Radio Islam News – 25-04-2019 (Twitter: @FaizelPatel143) \u00a0 Television sets or TV\u2019s as they are commonly know have evolved dramatically over the years as technology advanced at a rapid rate.\u00a0 With a massive array of TV\u2019s currently on the market including high-definition (HD), 4K Ultra, and now 8K, choosing a set that […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[226],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-24924","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-tech-reviews"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pc0QIf-6u0","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-04-24 11:46:27","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/radioislam.org.za\/a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24924","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/radioislam.org.za\/a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/radioislam.org.za\/a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/radioislam.org.za\/a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/radioislam.org.za\/a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=24924"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/radioislam.org.za\/a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24924\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/radioislam.org.za\/a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24924"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/radioislam.org.za\/a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24924"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/radioislam.org.za\/a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24924"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}