Google TV is a mess — and Microsoft has a perfect alternative hiding in plain sight

At this point, I’ve tried and tested almost every major streaming platform. I’ve used Google TV on Xiaomi’s TV Box S, I own an Apple TV 4K (which I mostly keep in my mom and dad’s room), and I’ve spent time with Roku and Samsung’s Tizen-based One UI for smart TVs.

That said, at home I use a Sony TV and a Samsung smart TV with a Xiaomi TV Box S plugged in, so most of my usage still revolves around Android TV and Google TV. It’s not like Google’s platforms are bad or missing key features compared to something like Apple TV or even Amazon Fire TV, but the overall experience just hasn’t been great for me.