Best budget 32-inch TV 2021 - LG, BBK or Xiaomi?

It is easy to pay attention to the fact that all devices use the same stand, which is two legs. The difference is observed only in the length of these very legs and the place of their attachment. Many buyers even put them back in the box, as they prefer to hang the TV on the wall, since this option is present in all cases (but you will need to purchase the appropriate bracket).

The only noticeable difference between the TVs we have chosen is the color of the case. Philips and LG are designed to be installed indoors with light-coloured interiors. All sorts of Xiaomi and TCL are much more familiar in this regard - they use black plastic. If we talk about the width of the frame, then it turned out to be almost the same for all five TVs. Perhaps, Xiaomi and BBK have it only a little. The second turned out even and a little thinner than the rest of the TVs. But this turns out to be important only if the budget purchase will hang on the wall.

Any expert will confirm that in most cases the display is the most expensive part of the TV. Especially when it comes to budget models. Not surprisingly, four of the five devices we selected got a screen with a resolution of 1366x768 pixels. It allows you to watch HD content, but nothing more. However, this is quite enough if the device is purchased for the kitchen or garage. Recall that in our country the vast majority of TV channels still broadcast in 720p resolution. However, we can't help but give a higher rating to the Philips TV, because its display boasts Full HD resolution. And it also has an anti-reflective coating. Confuses only the brightness of the backlight, slightly falling short of the standard 250 nits. However, in this regard, the real outsider is Xiaomi, whose this parameter is only 180 nits.

Philips also deserves credit for good viewing angles. This is important if the device will be located, for example, in the kitchen. You can watch what is happening on the screen from anywhere in the room - the colors should not be distorted. However, the rest in this regard is not as bad as it might seem. The difference, if noticeable, is only in direct comparison.

Four TVs out of five do not have Smart TV at their disposal. This means that they cannot be used to view certain content online, unless you connect the appropriate set-top box. But the basic functionality has not gone away. For example, these devices can write TV broadcasts to a USB drive. They can also read the contents of the flash drive. But don't expect them to play heavy files. When using them, it is recommended to download movies in HD resolution, nothing more.

Of course, Xiaomi stands out from its competitors. The Chinese company could not release a device that was not equipped with smart functionality. Her TV received the Android operating system. As a result, the buyer will get access to a huge number of different applications. But you need to understand that this TV has been on the market for more than a year. Some of its components are outdated. In this regard, you will have to put up with the fact that the interface will not work properly - sometimes there will be slowdowns. Another important limitation of this model is the lack of a satellite dish connector. If you are going to watch TV with it, you need to buy a receiver.

When you first look at the remote that comes with your Philips TV, you immediately remember the days of kinescope models.Then the accessories were about the same wide. But it must be admitted that all the buttons are in place here, and therefore they quickly begin to be pressed blindly. And this is important if you are going to regularly watch TV with the lights off.

Perhaps the best is the remote that BBK has created. It turned out to be very miniature, and the most attention is paid to the buttons responsible for video playback. And this accessory seems to be the cutest. However, some of our readers will like the remote that comes with the Xiaomi TV more. It has a microphone, thanks to which you can give voice commands. And the number of buttons here is reduced to a minimum. This will cause problems for people who are still actively watching certain TV channels.

The worst remote comes with an inexpensive LG TV. Its modest size can not fail to please. But because of them, all the buttons are tightly adjacent to each other. As a result, the right ones are extremely difficult to find by touch. You can forget about the correct pressing blindly when the lighting is off in the room. Accessories that come with supposedly budget Samsung TVs have a similar problem. But their cost is too high, so our comparison did without such a device.

For many readers, it is important that the TV you buy sounds good. Otherwise, it will definitely not be possible to get positive emotions from watching the movie. In this regard, the best choice can be called a device released by the Chinese company BBK.Despite the fact that they use a modest screen, the diagonal of which does not exceed 32 inches, the TV has a place for stereo speakers with a total power of 20 watts. Great setting! Such acoustics will fill the kitchen with sound, and even a slightly larger room! This can be said about Philips - a model that includes 16-watt acoustics.

As for the other three TVs, they are not able to boast of any loud sound. But in a conditional garage, 10-watt acoustics will suffice. And we must not forget that all devices allow you to output sound to the speakers. Somewhere this process is implemented easier, somewhere - a little more complicated (for example, coaxial output is not supported by all speaker systems). Perhaps ideal in this regard seems to be a Xiaomi TV that supports Bluetooth speakers.

A little higher, we already talked about the fact that the Xiaomi product supports the "blue tooth". This means that a wireless headset is connected to such a TV without any problems. The rest of the inexpensive models we are considering cannot boast of anything like this. This is due to the fact that they do not have Smart TV at their disposal, and the usual TV hardware is simply not designed to work with a Bluetooth module. Also, these devices do not have Wi-Fi support.They do not need it, because such TVs do not provide the opportunity to visit online cinemas. And if you want to update their firmware, then this is done via a USB port (the file with it must be on a flash drive).

As for connectors, even a TV without Smart TV does not have to do with a minimum number of them. The manufacturers of the devices we chose understood this. Especially the company BBK. She endowed her creation with three HDMI inputs! If you put such a TV in the country, then in the future you will be able to connect to it a smart set-top box, a game console, and something else. And that is not all! A 3.5mm audio jack is found on the rear panel, allowing you to output sound to wired headphones. For example, devices from LG and TCL do not have such a socket. Not forgotten by the manufacturer and outdated connectors. For example, there is a VGA port that can come in handy when connecting a desktop computer. And the Philips 32PFS5605 even includes SCART, which simplifies the connection of old equipment.

Before the coronavirus pandemic, a 32-inch TV could be purchased for as little as 10-13 thousand rubles. Especially if they were ready to put up with the lack of Smart TV.However, now only the products of the Chinese company BBK can boast of such a low price tag. At the same time, you have already noticed that the TV is almost not impaired in any way. This is a modern model that appeared on store shelves at the end of 2020, which boasts a thin screen bezel. The buyer can only complain about the HD resolution of the display and its manufacturing technology.

One of the most expensive devices is the Xiaomi product. When buying it, you can save money by using one or another Chinese online store. But in this case, there is a risk of getting a copy with a defective display - no one canceled the broken pixels. And Xiaomi can also boast of having a Smart TV, which its competitors do not have.

The outsider this time was the product of LG Electronics. With such a high cost, the device really does not have any features that would catch the eye! Even the bundled remote causes only irritation (fortunately, in the future it can be replaced with some universal model). Not surprisingly, Chinese competitors are actively pushing the South Korean manufacturer's 32-inch TV market.

The winner of today's comparison was a TV from BBK. This may even surprise someone, because a little more than ten years ago this company produced only consumer goods.Now, its products please both with their capabilities and low price. But we would still recommend buying a Philips TV. Yes, it will cost you more. Yes, the remote takes some getting used to. But on the other hand, you will get a device with an excellent screen, on which watching any movie causes only positive impressions.