Avtex Smart TV

Having used a Firestick instead of satellite for the last few years I decided to add an Avtex Smart TV to our recently acquired van. I've been a great fan of the Avtex products and technical support for many years now.

It is a good TV and its nice to just have one remote instead of two but the Firestick is a much better solution. The issues:

We use up spare data on our phones before connecting to the van wifi. The smart tv can only remember one wifi at a time so needs reprogramming every time the source is changed.

There are only a few streaming apps built in (BBC iplayer, Amazon Prime, etc) but most streaming services (All4, 5, etc) have to be accessed via the browser and using that without a mouse or keyboard is a pain.

When asking the Avtex rep at the NEC if there was likely to be any firmware upgrade to improve ease of use, I was dismissed out of hand - that's the way it is and that's the way its stays.......

Dave Gee wrote:We have an Avtex Pro (not the smart one) and, rather than get a firestick or new TV we just plug the laptop into the TV with an HDMI cable.

The original way I used to stream in the van was with an HDMI cable from the phone to the TV but down side was that couldn't charge the phone at the same time and late in the evening would forget to swop leads to charge overnight. It is though the simplest way to access the streaming services that are not apps on the avtex smart tv.