ALDI Bauhn 40” FHD Android TV (Jul 2021)

WOW !!! What value for money! Smarter than me ! – Simple set up for the Smart TV - Easy streaming straight away. The remote is a dream to use. Started watching my favourite shows within minutes, on a big slim screen with unbelievable clarity.

Good enough for price – Underpowered/slow, as to be expected at price. Would be suitable as TV for spare room/holiday house/poor student - if you're happy to reboot often to fix the issues with slowing down and lagging/freezing, it works well otherwise! Reasonably good picture and sound but nothing mind blowing. 4 hdmi, 1 composite, 1 aerial inputs allow plenty of connections. Remote good and I have found it easy to use, if slightly cheap/plasticy/flimsy. Android OS is stock, and easy to use, plus gives benefit of built in chromecast for streaming. Standard array of Android TV apps available from play store. Built in Google assistant doesn't work smoothly, likely due to lagging software. Connects via wired or wifi, wireless connection works flawlessly from adjoining room. I find the TV will slow, stutter, freeze, and sometimes stop accepting remote input for between a few seconds to several minutes. This is remedied by unplugging the TV (not just turning off), waiting 30 seconds, and then plugging in again. This happens more after using large apps (Disney+ being my main culprit) but is not restricted to within these. This is the only real downside to this TV, and it's a doozy. Bottom line is, if you want a second TV on the cheap, you get what you pay for, and that price is low enough that some may accept it's limitations for access to an Android TV in this size. If you want one that "just works", try elsewhere.