Despite the success of smart TVs with internet connection and software (apps) for all kinds of music and video services, the market for streaming clients and other home theater players in the form of boxes, pucks and sticks continues to grow . Some manufacturers already offer several models.

One of the main reasons for this is the long average life expectancy of televisions of six to eight years. During this time, a number of new services and formats are usually established. However, the TVs are built for the “here and now” and are therefore technically out of date after a few years. Here, feeders are a good and inexpensive solution to bring the televisions up to date.

There are also political reasons for feeders: For example, some services simply cannot be found on some TVs – not infrequently, because the companies behind them are not mutually green or cannot agree on the terms for integration. Smaller TV manufacturers in particular often have the problem that the major services are not interested in working together.

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