We have found that some TV guide ae great, and some are frustrating and cumbersome. Whether a guide is great is limited to a particular brand (we have Sony TV along with a family member - our guide is good when connected to the internet, but useless if getting information from the DTV data broadcast, the family member’s TV guide is frustrating to use from either sources).
We have tried guides in apps in our smart devices, but found these aren’t as good as our Sony guide (using internet sourced data) - the presentation and also having to switch between devices isn’t as user friendly. I have however recommended a guide through an app for our family member as it would be an improvement on their own Sony TV.
Unfortunately usability of onscreen guides can only be determined after using the TV and connecting to the internet. It might be a hit and miss to whether one finds the inbuild TV guides useful to use.
