Software Review: Is smart TV live streaming software reliable?

Due to the need to maintain the existing industry order, new smart TVs in 2016 were restricted from installing USB software. But after pushing the APK installation package to the TV via a mobile phone or simply cracking it (some TVs need to enter ADB in factory mode), many TVs can still break through the blockade and install a variety of TV software.

In addition to various video apps, the most exciting of these TV softwares is television live streaming software. As long as the home network is fast enough, there is no pressure to watch HD live broadcasts. So, what are the popular live TV programs? Are they really easy to use on television? The "3·15 Consumer Survey" will reveal secrets for you!


Test TV Model: Skyworth 55S9300 OLED Smart TV

Skyworth 55S9300 smart TV running Cool open system 5.0, using Mstar Morningstar 6A928 processor, the memory part is 2.5GB RAM running memory, and 16GB ROM flash memory. The Mstar 6A928 is a quad-core 32-bit processor based on the ARM Cortex-A17 architecture. The GPU is a Mali-T760MP4 quad-core graphics processor. The 6A928 is a TV processor commonly used in high-end smart TVs and is the TV chip with the strongest hardware performance in 2015.

Participate in the test live TV software

In selecting which TV live streaming software to test, we refer to the ranking of popular live software in the sofa butler. Selected six TV live streaming software with downloads of “300,000+”. They are TV Home 2.0, TV Master, Cloud Map TV, VST Live, Live Broadcast and HDP Live.


First, horizontal comparison of popular TV live channels

TV Home 2.0

"TV Home 2.0" provides a very rich live TV channel. From CCTV's major channels to Hunan Satellite TV, Zhejiang Satellite TV and other popular TVs are all available. At the same time, the interface is very friendly and the operation is very simple and convenient.


TV Master

We display "Application Error" when Skyworth 55S9300 Smart TV runs "TV Master" and the software cannot be opened.


Cloud TV

"Cloud TV" also shows on the Skyworth 55S9300 smart TV that the operation has stopped and the software cannot be opened.


VST Live

As one of the fiercest players in the field of domestic TV live broadcasting, "VST Live Broadcasting" also shows a very high standard. CCTV’s major channels and Davids look almost one and a half. The provided live TV channels are very rich.


Storm Live

Strictly speaking, "Story of the Storm" is not purely TV live broadcasting software. The boot interface has games, variety shows and other categories. Under the classification of variety shows is live television. In addition, TV channels provided by “Story of the Storm” lacked popular TV channels, and CCTV major channels and Hunan Satellite TV have disappeared.


HDP Live

The live broadcast channel provided by HDP Live is similar to TV Home 2.0 and VST Live, with a wide range of popular channels and channels.


Second, TV live ease and speed comparison

Ease of use comparison

In the three live performances of TV Home 2.0, VST Live, and HDP Live, they are:

"TV Home 2.0" and "VST Live Streaming" provide eye-catching "program tickets" to allow users to view the next programs. The switching of TV sources is also basically similar. Many channels offer "HD" and "SD" options, and you can freely choose the network conditions.

The operation of “HDP Live Streaming” is quite satisfactory, and it is also a very good TV live broadcasting software.


"TV 2.0" program list

Third, the comparison of live speed

In the TV live speed comparison. "VST Live" opens slightly faster and loads faster. Once it is turned on, the last selected TV channel is directly displayed.

TV Home 2.0 needs to load a TV home opening screen and then enter the live broadcast interface. In terms of loading speed, "TV Home 2.0" and "HDP Live Streaming" are almost equivalent. Slightly behind "VST Live," but the difference is insignificant.


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In the horizontal comparison of popular TV live channels:

TV Home 2.0, VST Live, and HDP Live performed best. The number of popular channels and channels can meet our usage needs. "Story of the Storm" has featured channels such as games, but it is not suitable as a popular live broadcast software. (In addition to their own reasons, the two softwares that cannot be opened may also be related to the system optimization of the evaluation TV. Please do not comment here.)

In the comparison of ease of use and speed of live broadcast on TV:

"VST Live" performed best, followed by "TV Home 2.0". Of course, "HDP Live" performance is also very good. (Other three software do not comment due to lack of resources or software startup issues.)

In this survey of the 3•15 consumption of the World Wide Web, Xiao Bian also benefited a lot. Have a deeper understanding of TV live streaming software. Compared with other live TV channels, TV live streaming software can be said to have the most potential for development. It can be considered as a representative of excellent TV software in the Internet era.

However, TV live broadcasting software not only faces copyright issues, but also has great policy risks and the prospects are really worrying. The fall of the old Big Brother "Thailand" has added to the overcast of television live streaming software. “After the East of the Yangtze River, the waves ran out of heroes. It was a turn for the better or for the worse. Castle Peak was still there, and the sunset was a few degrees.”