What is Smart TV, Internet TV? What’s similar and different?

Today, networked TV is increasingly popular, chosen by many families. Networked TVs are usually divided into 2 types: Smart TV and Internet TV. So what’s the difference between these two TVs?

What is Smart TV?

Similar to a smartphone called a Smartphone, Smart TV is a smart TV.

Smart TVs will have the following basic features:

– Connect to the network (including wired network and wifi network).

– The TV will run on a certain operating system platform, with RAM processing, memory and a smart interface.

– The TV has an app. In addition to popular applications such as Zing TV, YouTube, Web browser, FPT Play, etc., there will be an application store of all genres (depending on the TV, there may be dozens to hundreds of Vietnamese and foreign applications. )

– Smart features such as: controlling TV by phone, projecting phone screen on TV without cables. There can also be voice search, face detection, voice control, gesture control.

– Many Smart TV models can use smart remotes: have a microphone to search by voice, have a roller like a computer mouse….

– Can support using mouse, keyboard, can connect gamepad.

What is Internet TV?

The common point of Internet TV and Smart TV is that Internet TV is also a TV that can connect to the network. However, in terms of applications, smart features and the ability to meet entertainment needs, it will be inferior to Smart TV . At the same time, when manipulating the TV, it will also be slower and less smooth than Smart TV due to its weaker configuration and memory .

Internet TV can be divided into 2 types:

– Basic Internet TV: is a network-connected TV with only a few applications available such as YouTube, web browsing, Zing … and you can only use them, not download more.

– Internet TV with operating system: is a type of Internet TV that is quite popular today. The TV also has an operating system, interface and application store similar to Smart TV, but the features will be less and less intelligent.

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Compare Smart TV and Internet TV

Smart TV	Internet TV
Network connections	Okay	Okay
Smart operating system and interface	Definitely yes . It can be written by the company itself, or it is purchased from a 3rd party.	Only some have, basic Internet TV will not.
Memory, RAM	Yes . Common TV RAM today is usually 1 G, 2 G… Common memory capacity is 4G, 8G, 16G.	Internet TV type with operating system will have, but usually low RAM and less memory than Smart TV.
Get the app	Okay . TVs can have tens to hundreds of applications.	The basic Internet TV type cannot be downloaded. Type of Internet TV with operating system can be downloaded, but the number of applications will not be as many as Smart TV.
Processing speed	Faster and smoother than Internet TV.	Slower than Smart TV. If you download many applications, it may lead to memory overflow and freeze.
Smart feature	Project the phone screen on the TV. Share music, videos, photos on TV. Control TV by phone. Can have voice search, face detection, voice control, gesture control	Basic Internet TV will not be available. The type of Internet TV with an operating system that can share images, control by phone or project the phone screen on the TV, but the ability to support is not as high as Smart TV.
Connect mouse, keyboard, gamepad	Okay	The basic TV Internet doesn’t work. The type of Internet TV with operating system may be able to use mouse and keyboard, but the ability to support it is poor.

From the above comparisons, it can be seen that, if your family has high demands on a TV, wants to experience many applications, many smart features and stable financial conditions, Smart TV is a great choice.

And if your home only has some basic needs on TV such as watching TV, watching Youtube, watching Zing, reading newspapers, … then you should choose to buy Internet TV for savings.