Xiao Bian "Internal Fight"! Can smart TVs get rid of TV boxes?

[PConline Talk] Some two small editors in the recent editorial department discussed the issue of TV boxes and smart TVs in a meeting. The core of the discussion was whether smart TVs could kill TV boxes. The editors "chased a light year" and considered The smart TV in the stage is unlikely to devour the TV box, while the editor "Xiaotuo" thinks that the smart TV also has many advantages and it has the opportunity to get rid of the TV box. After some friendly arguments, there is no basis for speaking. The two editors decided List the advantages and disadvantages of the TV box and the smart TV separately for discussion. Don't you know what opinions the netizens have? Let's take a look down together.

Round 1: Box + TV vs. Smart TV Who better to look?

Chasing a light-year perspective: "Good-looking" can be measured both in terms of content and appearance. First, from the perspective of content, the contents of smart TVs and TV boxes are definitely subject to "regulation", and the content interface of smart TVs is inferior to television. The box is rich, and choosing a box allows you to select boxes that carry content from different licensees according to your viewing preferences. The flexibility of choice is much higher.

From the aspect of appearance, TV boxes and smart TVs are two different products. Some high-end smart TVs will undoubtedly make the living room even bigger. The TV box is an accessory and the appearance is also diversified. TV The box is also not just an accessory tool, it can also be a living room decoration.

Xiaotuo's point of view: Today's urban families are buying TV, and their own demand for viewing television programs seems to be gradually declining. On the contrary, TV's appearance design and whether it is integrated into the family's decorative style are more and more fancy. Modern people's aesthetic standards have improved a lot. Buying smart TVs is an all-in-one design style that pursues its simplicity, elegance, or fashion, even if it is not bought several times. The box for such a family is like old furniture that doesn't know where it is hidden. Maybe they would rather only put that Sony’s non-smart TV in the living room, and they wouldn’t want to come up with a corner on TV. Watch web shows.

Of course, if the TV box is designed as a piece of art, it will blend with the traditional TV and set off against each other; or it will be designed to be a bit more compact and directly attached to the back of the TV. This way, even if you are more expensive, you can let people who have a plasma TV plot catch an Internet shuttle.

Summary: Smart TVs and TV boxes are two different products. The content is subject to supervision. The advantage of the box in terms of content is that it has more choices. This aspect is even more a matter of opinion. The users can also judge for themselves.

Second round: Who is more "full"?

1. Comparison of connection methods

Chasing a light-year perspective: TV boxes are generally connected to smart TVs via HDMI cables, and power access is dependent on the power adapter or the USB port on the TV.

Xiaotuo's point of view: Smart TVs almost do not need extra wires. They only need a power cord and they can connect to a wireless network. In addition to the TV box in addition to the HDMI cable, in order to ensure good sound quality is generally connected to the audio cable or fiber output to the audio.

2, remote control comparison

Chasing a light-year perspective: remote control, TV box remote control is generally only about 15 keys, compared to some smart TV's full-key remote control, it looks like a lot of refreshing, the elderly and children at home can easily get started remote control.

Xiaotuo’s point of view: Domestically-made smart TVs and TV boxes now generally use a simple design style with few buttons and practicality. Some ergonomics, some with Baby skin, some from bamboo design inspiration, it can be said that it equal shares. PS. On the other hand, the TV remotes of Japan and South Korea's TV giants are simply anti-human and maddening.

3, content comparison

Chasing a light-year perspective: From the perspective of content diversity, TV boxes are undoubtedly more dominant. After all, there are many choices. Different licensees have different contents and become more diversified.

Xiaotuo's point of view: Under the supervision of radio and television, no enterprise dares to brazen the "jailbreak", smart TV and TV box content sources are provided by the seven major Internet TV licensees, and a lot of content is shared between them. The biggest difference in terms of content lies in who has deeper understanding of the audience, who has more detailed content classifications and richer themes; of course, who is willing to spend money on original content and purchase exclusive resources. Obviously powerful companies can afford these things, and powerful companies usually put smart TVs first.

4, interactive design comparison

Chasing a light-year perspective: In interactive design, if the built-in system of smart TV is not smooth enough and the interactive design is not humanized enough, the TV box is indeed a good choice, at least the TV box can be selected, and the cost of updating is not high. Different manufacturers will design different interfaces. There are many manufacturers, and the competition also promotes the continuous improvement of the user interface and the user interface of the TV box. Mobile phone push, WeChat interaction, DLAN sharing and other functions are common in TV boxes, and the interaction design becomes more common. Fine-grained.

Xiaotuo’s point of view: In the early days, he had to admit that the box was very light and smart, and he was very good at grasping the intelligent system. The operation response was still relatively rapid. However, as more and more Internet companies join the TV industry, more and more Android-based smart operating systems have emerged. They have their own unique features and interact with each other. But not all have the existence of the box version, the diversity of the interaction, smart TV is catching up with the box.

Summary: If you consider whether you need to connect the wire, it is sure that the smart TV is more convenient than the TV box. The interactive design function of the TV box will not be lost to the smart TV at any point. The competition will promote progress. With the continuous improvement of the interactive design of the smart TV, the TV The box manufacturers will follow suit accordingly and do a better job of optimization. The ultimate benefit is consumers.

The third round: I was the king!

1. Comparison of video decoding capabilities

Chasing a light-year perspective: Today's TV box also supports full-format video playback, and 4K video and H.265 standard encoded video are also difficult to fall into the current TV box.

Xiaotuo's point of view: Smart TV can be highly integrated hardware, from the underlying hardware to the operating system to the output screen. However, H.265 encoding and decoding technology has been very mature. TV and box are equally difficult to distinguish.

2, output capacity

Chasing a light-year perspective: In addition to online video resource playback, TV boxes also support USB interface to access content for output. There is not much difference between the output capacity and the smart TV.

Xiaotuo's point of view: With the continuous improvement of the resolution of the TV, the video output port on the box is now somewhat stretched. How can HDMI 1.4 play 4K screen? However, there is also a contradiction here. TVs with boxes are generally TVs of the age. The resolution of the screen itself is not very high. Most televisions equipped with high-resolution screens are already smart TVs.

3, power consumption fever

Chasing a light-year perspective: TV boxes, like smart TVs, have a tendency to heat for long periods of time. The power consumption of boxes is very low, typically only a few watts of power. Compared to smart TVs, the power is nearly 100 watts. The box is not bothered with pure power consumption and running fever, but the box and the TV are indeed two things that complement each other. Simply looking at power consumption does not seem to make sense.

Xiaotuo’s point of view: How can you use a box to compare power consumption? It should be the box + TV and smart TV, apparently the former power consumption is greater. The box is generally designed to be very small, so its cooling capacity is not strong, usually play the game, or watch TV for a long time will be hot, it is worrying about the box will not hang; and TV has a great deal of heat The area will not be so hot during high performance operation.

Summary: If you do not consider the development of hardware, TV boxes and smart TVs can be selected in the middle and high end configuration at the same stage, the performance difference will not be great, fluency and all aspects of experience can be comparable, If you consider that the use of smart TVs will be longer than the TV box, in the long run, the TV box hardware will follow the trend and the performance will be more forward-looking.

Round 4: Renewal is a problem!

Chasing a light-year perspective: Because the threshold for the production of TV boxes is not high, so there are many manufacturers of TV boxes in the country. From Internet companies to traditional home appliance giants, TV-box related products are produced, so consumers can choose from the market. There are so many TV boxes that users find it difficult to buy a box that fits their needs.

Totto’s point of view: Most hardware upgrade cycles follow Moore's Law, and even later will be faster. The hardware development of the TV is just like a mobile phone, and it is now in a bottleneck period of technology. It is not fast enough to say that it is fast, and it can still be used normally when it is slow. The cost of upgrading a box is really much lower. Now that you buy a smart TV with a good screen, you may want to have a more smooth experience and change the box later. However, for television upgrades, the upgrade of display technology is more important. Watching TV is always watching a screen. After a variety of entertainment methods, the video source is not limited to the TV or the box itself. It may be through your mobile phone, tablet, or notebook. Connect to the TV. So when you change the TV, you have to change it.

Summary: At this stage, if the smart TV system does not suit your tastes, it is certainly more convenient and less expensive to buy a TV box or change a TV box. But it really can not stand the quality of the old TV at home, and quickly switch to smart TV!

Round 5: It's time for tears

Chasing a light-year perspective: TV box prices can be as low as one hundred yuan, mainstream high-definition TV boxes on the market are also floating around the price of 300 yuan, the use of smart TV can be as long as a few years, very few people will frequent Replacing a home smart TV, and the cost of replacing a TV may be several times the cost of buying a TV box. The cost of replacing an external TV box directly is undoubtedly much lower.

Xiaotuo’s point of view: For the latest and smoothest content and operation experience, changing the box is certainly the best choice, and the price is affordable. But if you want to completely change the viewing experience, you still have to spend a lot of money to buy a TV with the latest display technology. The experience of LCD TVs and OLED TVs is definitely different, and the difference between them and laser TVs is even greater.

Summary: As for prices, TV boxes and smart TVs are not directly comparable. A box must be attached to a TV to function. Without a TV, TV boxes can no longer be used cheaply.

Editors chase a light year summary:

At this stage, under the premise of no major breakthrough in the development of smart TV hardware, TV boxes still have a lot of room for survival. The flexibility of TV box replacement and the degree of freedom in content selection are not available in smart TVs, but also because of TVs. With a life cycle of up to several years, TV boxes can be replaced with high frequency due to the relatively low replacement cost and product variety, and TVs need not be used for a smart TV system as long as the quality of the TV is adequate. It's not easy to replace the entire TV. In general, TV boxes will inevitably have a lot of room for survival in the coming years. Smart TVs must have revolutionary breakthroughs in hardware to have the opportunity to get rid of TV boxes.

Editing small extension summary:

The development of content and interaction between TV boxes and smart TVs has gradually become a homogenous path, but no one can replace them at the moment because of the different people who use them. However, the existence of the TV box in the final analysis is only a supplement to the intelligentization of the TV hardware, and the smart TV is the only way to reflect the highly integrated and highly integrated technological development direction. For homes, smart TVs are far from watching television programs. It will also become a work of art as part of home decor. The replacement period of TV is relatively long. The box can bring about some new content and interactive experience. But the TV screen that really affects the visual experience of consumers is still an excellent TV screen. To really change, you need to upgrade the TV.

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