SmartShare software displays any video, photo or MP3 file stored on a networked PC, Mac or NAS drive, USB flash drive or HDD, on the home screen – and as a thumbnail image. Our favourite part of LG’s smarty-pants user interface hasn’t got anything to do with apps, but rather with networking. LG’s connected TV platform gets the nod largely because of its oh-so-simple design that puts seemingly disparate sources of video onto one home screen. We’ve ranked the US’s major connected TV platforms in descending order, putting just as much emphasis on ease of use as app selection, to help you as you buy into a whole new generation of online television. What’s the best connected TV platform? That will depend on what you’re after some smart TV systems excel with a wide range of on-demand apps from US TV channels, others with on-demand movies. There is no industry standard for smart TV, so every brand of television has a different platform of apps, though expect to find everything from sport, weather and on-demand video and movies to 3D content, games and social networking. Does your TV have one-touch access to apps for Hulu, YouTube, Netflix, Amazon Instant Video and HBO Go? Not all smart, connected TVs are equal – they differ greatly in looks and apps – but all can get online, most using Wi-Fi.
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