Fast, simple and increasingly full of advertising you paid to see. The hardware is fine; the product is being changed underneath owners who bought it years ago.
This entry is written from the 4 sources listed at the bottom of the page. The numbers are our editorial estimates drawn from that material, not measurements, and no statistical sample sits behind them.
It depends on how you will use it. 51% would buy it again, which means roughly 49% would not. The advertising has got worse every year of ownership.
The box is as fast as the day you bought it. The home screen has more advertising than the day you bought it, and that is the trajectory.
The advertising has got worse every year of ownership. Owners report the device they bought is not the device they now use. Trust in the company has fallen in owner reviews.
Worth it for: Households that want every app in one simple place; People who genuinely do not mind advertising; Secondary TVs. Think twice if: You paid for hardware and expect no ads; You want a stable interface that will not change; Ad-free is worth paying more for.
Our reading of how sentiment moves across an ownership period, drawn from the sources below. It is an editorial estimate, not tracked longitudinal data.
| At purchase | 7.9 / 10 |
|---|---|
| First week | 8.2 / 10 |
| One month | 7.0 / 10 |
| Six months | 6.5 / 10 |
| One year | 6.3 / 10 |
| Two years or more | 6.2 / 10 |
Owner reviews move this score. The researched figure stays visible next to it, so you can always see what the sources said before anyone voted.
Leave a review on the live pageEvery complaint and every piece of praise above traces back to these. The summaries are ours; nothing is quoted, and no link, quote or username anywhere on this site is invented.
Reporting on the startup advertising tests and owner reaction.
Coverage of owner complaints about unskippable advertising.
Review of the current hardware and its limits.
Customer reviews including advertising complaints.