smart TV

Connected living room

A smart TV is a television set with built-in internet connectivity and apps, allowing users to stream video, browse the web, and access services without external devices: We watch Netflix directly on the smart TV.

The "smart" distinguishes it from older sets that only receive broadcast signals.

Also written as smart tv or smartTV.

streaming

Netflix

Subscription streaming service

HBO Max · Peacock · Crunchyroll · Twitch · Pluto TV · buffering · binge-watch · on-demand · subscription · playlist

device

screen

Display or barrier

  • remoteDistant or controller
  • 4KHigh-resolution video standard
  • OLEDEmissive display technology

LCD · LED · HDMI · flat-screen · high-definition · 1080p · curved · display · panel · bezel

technology

HDR

Extended luminance technique

Dolby Vision · Dolby Atmos

connectivity

Wi-Fi

Wireless network standard

  • BluetoothShort-range wireless protocol
  • HDMIAudio-video interface standard
  • routerPacket-forwarding network device

bandwidth · network · hotspot · signal · pairing · casting · AirPlay · Chromecast · ethernet · USB

interface

apps

Mobile software, briefly

search · watchlist · favorites · notifications · customization · widgets · screensaver

Categories
Opposites
technological capability

smart TVdumb TV

TV without apps

technological era

smart TVtube TV

Electron-beam picture box

CRT TV · console TV · analog television

Family

smart, smarts, smarting, smartest, smarter, outsmart, smartphone, smartly, smartness

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G