Why Do People Still Buy TV Boxes When TVs are Smart?

When the Internet started to develop, non-smart TVs appeared in an awkward situation. Later, they gradually withdrew from the market. However, there are still many users who don't want to upgrade their TVs, but they really want to get the smart TV experience. What should they do? So the TV Box was born.

A TV box is like an Android phone. It can connect to WiFi or wired network, download various apps in the app store, and also supports flash drive. It also allows voice operation, screen casting and other functions. The most important thing is that it generally costs only a few dozen dollars. Through the audio and video transmission cable, a "dumb" traditional non-smart TV can be transformed into the latest smart TV. So the next time you buy a new TV, you won't be thinking about its support for "smart features".

Smart TV Box

In fact, smart TVs also have boxes integrated into them, and the display is no different from a regular TV. Another advantage of the TV box is that it is easier to upgrade. As a smart product, the performance and features will lag behind in a few years. A TV box that costs tens of dollars can be replaced every few years to maintain the best user experience. What we mean is that TVs evolve at a much slower pace than TV boxes. Therefore, by replacing the latter, you won't lose much.

TV box market regulations

On the other hand, due to the openness of the Android TV Box system, the hardware development is less difficult and the investment is less, which directly lowers the threshold. In the early days, the market was flooded with various cottage boxes of uneven quality and varying resource copyrights.

After all kinds of drawbacks came to light, in June 2014, with a paper ban from the General Administration of Radio, Film and Television, the box market set off a cleaning revolution. According to the relevant state regulations, TV boxes need to pass the approval of seven Internet TV broadcast and control platforms. Only then could they access content for broadcast and also qualify for listing. Nevertheless, we personally believe that TV boxes still have a place in the future.

Smart TVs and TV boxes: the essentials

One is to enhance the experience of using older traditional TVs. Although we mentioned earlier that many households have gradually replaced their new smart TVs, there are still a certain number of people using traditional non-smart TVs, especially in rural and less developed areas. TV boxes are obviously more cost-effective.

Secondly, the replacement cycle of smart TVs is extended. In any case, smart TVs always have outdated hardware. But if you don't want to change it, buying the latest TV box is still the best choice to extend the life of your TV.

Third is to meet professional needs. Many TVs, especially low-end smart TVs, definitely have a lot of deficiencies, and it is very contradictory to buy a high-end TV that may have some features that you just can't use. TV boxes can be customized according to personal needs, such as Blu-ray decoding, 8K HD decoding, HiFi sound quality, etc. Users can buy boxes to supplement the TV's features according to their needs.

Fourth, to meet the people who have fixed operating habits.

Final words

In a word, the spring of TV box has passed. But it will coexist with smart TVs for a long time. The advantages of affordable price, flexibility, adaptability and customization for individual needs will be the unique competitiveness of TV boxes.

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