Everything is tested by our dedicated team of in-house reviewers in our custom-built test rooms in London, Reading and Bath. It’s also compatible with popular voice assistants including Apple Siri, Alexa, and Google Assistant.

You can also view YouTube, BBC News and Sport, Dailymotion, Viewster or download an assortment of general purpose diversions (Flickr, TuneIn radio, iConcerts, Accuweather, Twitter and Facebook). But having correctly identified them as the most popular apps, has separated them in an exclusive tab in the smart hub. We have increased our testing in this area as TVs become an intrinsic part of the modern smart home. Switch to standard-def via the built-in tuner and, as long as you’ve dialled the settings down a little, the performance is perfectly acceptable.Running the Polaroid with a THX Optimiser disc is highly recommended, particularly for sorting out the colours. Ultimately, you can get a more dynamic and sophisticated performance by going smaller or spending more, but if you absolutely must have a 49-50in TV and are on a limited budget, the Polaroid P49UPA2029A is well worth a trip to Asda. This will likely restrict your options further down the road when 4K content services (such as BT Ultra HD, Ultra HD Blu-ray and SkyQ to name but three) become rather more commonplace.

This information gives you an indication of expected lifespan for various brands and can help when choosing a product. There’s ethernet, too, for those who want a hardwired internet connection, but the Polaroid also has built-in wi-fi.Roku is obviously making a sustained play in the affordable smart TV market, with its likeable Roku OS providing a much slicker interface than you used to find in such a cheap television set. He has strong opinions on the latest TV technology, Hi-Fi and Blu-ray/media players, and likes nothing better than to crank up his ludicrously powerful home theatre system to binge-watch TV shows. For those who don't know, HDR can display a higher level of contrast between light and dark areas of the screen – so you won't lose any detail in a movie scene when someone is in a darkened room, looking out of a small window to the brightly lit outdoors. A high score means the TV brand (not the model) is less likely to have faults over time, according to CHOICE members. Lines are well sculpted – every soldier in the mass army has definition – and there’s enough detail and clarity to enjoy even the darkest scenes.

In terms of sound quality, it goes comfortably loud and has reasonable body, but we’d invest in a soundbar such as the Philips HTL5140 for a welcome boost in solidity and detail. If your item develops a fault after 60 days of the date you received it, but within the 12 Month warranty period we will offer a FOC repair upon receipt of the item. To make sure the results aren't skewed by brands that may have recently come on the market, or that aren't making TVs anymore, we weigh results to an average distribution across the eight years.A word of caution about the stand it sits on: it requires a tabletop that’s roughly 110cm wide and 35cm deep at the minimum. If the item was originally delivered by Initial City Link / DPD / Specialist courier, Electrical-Deals will arrange a FOC collection at your choice of UK Mainland address. The film is an attack of colour, giving the Polaroid a chance to flaunt its dynamic (and slightly overblown) display.