UK — Samsung 2022 QLED, Smart IPTV app, MAC address activation. Setup took about 20 minutes including the activation wait. Very stable since. Picture quality on the QLED panel with high-quality streams is excellent.
Ireland — LG OLED C2, Smart IPTV on webOS. The OLED display with HDR streams is genuinely stunning. Setup was identical to Samsung — MAC activation, then M3U upload on the Smart IPTV website.
Canada — Sony Bravia Android TV (2020 model). Installed TiviMate directly from a USB drive with sideloading enabled. Full TiviMate experience on a Sony TV — best of both worlds.
USA — older Samsung (2018 Tizen) works with Smart IPTV but the older firmware version means some features are limited. MAC activation still works fine though.
Ireland — LG webOS 6 model (2021). Smart IPTV works well. Also tried SS IPTV which is available in the LG Content Store. SS IPTV is more basic but works as a backup option.
Canada — Sony Bravia Google TV (2023). Slightly more complex sideloading process than Android TV models but doable. Enable dev mode in settings, install XCIPTV via Downloader through an APK.
Australia — for anyone with a Smart TV thinking about whether to add an external box: if your TV runs Android TV or supports Google Play, you probably do not need one. If it is Samsung Tizen or LG webOS, an external Android box gives much more flexibility.