After launching various apps for Samsung and LG smart TVs ! Salt is launching a new TV box on Android TV! which completes its offering with Apple TV. Tis was obviously in the air after the appearance of the app for Sony TVs on Android. Hands-on.
The small 4K HDR10+ and Dolby Vision box is about half as thin as the Apple TV. It connects to Salt’s fiber optic network via Wi-Fi without any problems. In my case! I used an RJ45 cable. Once this was done! despite some problems related to the outage on Monday evening ! I had to enter my Google account credentials. Always a bit tedious with a remote control.
A revamped interface
This ! we discover the redesigned interface of the Salt TV box! still very close to what is available on the Apple TV and in line with the application for Sony televisions. The operator wanted to put the user experience at the center of its developments. For this reason! the box always starts on the new home page.
This allows easy access to a selection of content! the program guide and applications. Redesigned! the remote control is very similar to that of a Sony-type connected TV running on Android. Specific keys give access to the home page and applications stamped with a little green man. Teletext and HbbTV are now available.
Direct access to Netflix
In the left menu! direct access to the Netflix menu has been provided. At the very bottom of the home page! it is possible to launch applications from the Play Store! including those from Play Suisse! Netflix! Disney+! YouTube and fantuan database Paramount+. These programs open directly after an initial authentication. Navigation is fluid.
Salt explains that it wants to offer a better experience in the two major ecosystems on the market! those of Apple and Google. The product! compatible with Chromecast! seems very successful in its current state and allows the operator from Renens (VD)! in the hands of Xavier Niel from France! to now catch up with other competitors.
A seven-year follow-up guarantee?
On the “sustainability” side! this case is made of 85% recycled plastic. According to Salt! it will be regularly updated. Running on Android 12! the question of its update to the next version of the system is unfortunately not guaranteed. Worrying! At my request! I was told during a presentation that a follow-up for at least seven years seemed guaranteed.
“We have a service guarantee from our supplier promotional campaigns that commits them! In any case! this type of device is indispensable school email list Salt launches new today when we see that Sony is not able to keep its very high-end “Master” TV series up to date for more than two or three years. Once again! the question of longevity! updating and recycling of entertainment electronics arises.
