Is it worth taking Yandex TV Station BASIC? The main advantages and disadvantages of a new smart TV

What do you have to pay extra for?

The smart TV sector in Russia (and in the world as well) is still not well developed. It is not clear to the user which functions should be overpaid for – for example, will the built-in voice assistant be useful in his life or is it pampering?

The author “Durova’s Code” study of the latest Yandex smart TV “TV Station BASIC”, which came out in the middle of October – we collected the main thing.

Visually, the model is similar to a regular 4K TV for 20-30 thousand rubles. For a budget TV, transparent frames and plastic (not metal) legs are fine. There is also no TV tuner here – Yandex believes that the user can only watch videos via the Internet. Keep this in mind if you are planning to buy a TV for your home..

The device has a classic 4K LED matrix, but the company claims that it carefully calibrates each copy before sending it to the store. “The image is calm, the colors are not loud, moderately saturated. I liked the contrast,” the authors described the device. Most likely, there is nothing special – “TV Station Basic” shows at the level of televisions for 20-30K. But it seems that the calibration is felt.

The sound here is quite normal – suitable for movies and shows from YouTube, but the quality is not higher than that of the “Midi Station” speaker. That is, you should not put music on and expect some kind of wow effect. Smart TV runs on its own YaOS X, based on Android – there are both pre-installed applications and the ability to install apk. The TV got 2 GB of RAM, which is not bad for a budget option – in general it works quickly.

There are special features – the ability to find content through Alice, transfer a photo to the screen using the EShare application, contact Yandex Stations. The TV can also recognize family members by voice and show everyone their profile and personal recommendations.

“In general, TV Station Basic turned out to be fair, although it was far from being the most affordable in its class,” the authors concluded. You can buy a TV on the market – the most budget 43-inch model costs approx 35 thousand rublesthe version with a 65-inch screen will cost 64 thousand rubles.