Hubbl Hub (IP061-05-FXTL)
Good Points
- Has a TV tuner (but is not a PVR)
- Has an Ethernet port (but is not Gigabit)
- Has a TV guide that amalgamates live content from FTA apps making it easy to channel surf even if you don't have an antenna connection
- Very accurate voice search recognised all search terms we spoke
- Excellent search looked for content in subscription and free-to-air catch-up services
- 'Continue watching' row was very good, showing content from multiple services, but took a while to populate
- Excellent overall content amalgamation on the main screen, as long as you have subscriptions to most of the services
- Exceptionally easy to identify the streaming service provider of recommended content
- Parental controls include PIN requirement for all apps
Bad Points
- Does not have an app store u002du002d you are limited to the apps Hubbl supplies
- Hubbl can add or remove apps over time without user approval
- Can not manually re-order the apps row, but it moves previously used apps to the front
- 'Recently watched' tile shows content from previusly used app, but continues to play content in the background unless it is stopped within the previously used app
- System interface was sometimes sluggish
- Casting from a phone was limited to Netflix and YouTube
- Lacks a media player app; can not play files over a network
- Remote control could be improved with better labels and a Guide key
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