Device compatibility

Runs well

• Current-generation Amazon Fire TV Stick, including 4K and 4K Max.
• Android TV boxes and Google TV devices from the last few years.
• Samsung and LG Smart TVs from roughly the last five years.
• Apple TV (recent generations).
• Android and iOS phones and tablets.
• Windows and macOS computers.

Runs, but you will notice the limits

• First-generation Fire TV Sticks. Functional, but slow to load a long channel guide.
• Older Smart TVs. Playback is usually fine; navigating the guide is sluggish. A cheap streaming stick transforms these sets.
• Very low-cost Android boxes. Underpowered hardware with little memory struggles with large guides regardless of your connection.

Will not work

• Televisions with no smart platform and no HDMI input — nothing to install onto and nothing to plug in.
• Set-top boxes locked to a single provider that do not permit third-party applications.
• Game consoles. The platforms do not allow this category of app.

In the first two cases an inexpensive streaming stick plugged into a spare HDMI port solves the problem entirely.

What actually determines the experience

Three things, in this order: how the device connects to the router, how much free memory it has, and how old its processor is. Resolution and screen size come nowhere near the top of that list, which is why an inexpensive wired box outperforms an expensive wireless television.

Setup routes for each platform are on the devices page. General steps are on the setup guide.

For install paths by platform, open the devices hub. This article stays focused on edge cases and when an HDMI stick is the cleaner option.