4K ON A BUDGET - Acer Boundless 50” UHD

The latest entrant in the TV segment is aggressively priced

- KUNAL GANGAR

The affordable Smart TV market has grown tremendously in the last few years with so many brands vying for consumer attention. Now Acer (licensed by Indkal Technologies) has joined the fray to get a piece of the growing market with several television sets, including the 50-inch Boundless model, which we are taking a look at this month.

True to its name, the Acer Boundless TV has a clean, no-nonsense design on the front, thanks to the almost non-existent bezels around the display. The power and the myriad of connectivity ports ranging from three HDMIs, 3.5mm audio jack, two USB ports and an Ethernet port are placed at the back. The TV comes with the stands for the desk mounts (or can be wall-mounted), remote control and a 3.5mm RCA adapter, which is ironic because they are shipping it with a 4K TV.

Getting the TV up and running is a fairly simple process if you have used or set up a Google TV before. It is powered by Google’s TV OS running on Android 9 and features some useful pre-installed apps like Netflix and Prime Video and unneeded ones like the S-Channel that shows the icons of popular local apps. However, one does get access to the Google Play Store, which lets you install hundreds of supported apps and games. It also supports Google Assistant and Chromecast.