Krone+ knows the pitfalls

New TV for the European Championships: what you should look out for

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First the European Football Championships, then the Olympics: for sports fans, 2024 is a year to look forward to, which some people are taking as an opportunity to update their TV at home. However, in the age of smart TVs and confusing and often very similar-sounding marketing terms, this is not so easy: Which operating system should you choose? Which screen technology? How big should the device be, what resolution should it have? Krone+ has the answers.

The bad news first: no matter which new TV you choose, they all have one nasty new feature. Because a television today is always also a "smart TV" - i.e. a computer - the industry now tends to add unwanted bloatware across all manufacturers and sometimes even plasters the user interface with advertising. Over time, manufacturers add more and more ballast to their devices, which in the worst case leads to a jerky, stuttering experience and turns the expensive TV into a lame duck. This phenomenon can even be observed on expensive TVs - and affects one of the three dominant smart TV systems particularly badly ...