Help me buy a TV please
seanoconn
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I'd like to buy a big flat screen jobby but things have moved on a bit since I last bought one. It won't be going on a wall and I must be able to turn it off unlike the Samsung I have. I'd like to be able to watch Netflix so maybe a smart TV? Is that such a thing? Help! I don't know what I'm doing and I haven't got time to spend two weeks obsessively researching. What do I need?
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What he said!
How big? What resolution?
They're all smart these days, and if not, you can buy an Amazon Firestick and plug it in the side of the TV for all that.
Get a soundbase or soundbar too. They rock.
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Get yourself a budget smart TV. £300 will get you close to 50".
Brother spent a fortune on an expensive smart do all HD thing years ago, failed just outside of warranty. Replaced with an Asda or Tesco special for under half he paid for the other and has lasted longer so far.
And when it does fail, he hasn't lost a small fortune.
f*cking bang.
There aren't many, if any, left with on off buttons now. I vaguely recall that my current Samsung actually has one though
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This - you can't turn either of ours off. It's daft and I can't really see the point.
De Sisti wrote:
This is one of the silliest threads I've come across.
Recognition at last Matthew, well done!, a justified honour
I know some people around here who are a massive bezel.
De Sisti wrote:
This is one of the silliest threads I've come across.
Recognition at last Matthew, well done!, a justified honour
De Sisti wrote:
This is one of the silliest threads I've come across.
Recognition at last Matthew, well done!, a justified honour
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Mrs H3(2) does this. Goes round unplugging stuff, but not everything. Why? Fire risk. Why not unplug your phone charger then? Not a fire risk. I've given up, I just let her get on with it.
If you can wait a bit, I reckon that will drop under a grand. Now is not the best time for TV prices. (I haven't even looked around on that one).
It is pretty well future proof for the ways you'll be watching by the sounds of it. 4K and HDR ticked off with a great screen.
As for turning off at the wall, don't do it. You could affect the life of the TV, a lot of these Smart TVs now do updates and stuff when in standby. Because the software is more complex a lot of them take a long time to boot from being turned off, and even more to become properly responsive. Sony ones are Android based, just like a phone, there were stories of disgruntled customers early on but that is pretty much old hat now.
I assume your internet connection is good enough for the highest quality streaming? Plus the router's wifi signal needs to be good and reliable, or wiring it up to the router is the best way really.
Oh... go to currys or something and look at the picture on the cheaper models vs the expensive models of the very same make. See if it matters to you, it does to me and the differences I find obvious. The other thing you will see that you can't see online is how reflective the screen is, some are much more and in a bright room you will be looking at yourself when the TV is showing dark scenes.
you can't rely on smart ones have their software/apps kept up to date in any useful way, especially after the first year of so from launch, apps can vanish without notice or take months to be fixed if the service changes, some are laughably insecure, plus they can have stupidly long start up time
then there's the chance an update will simply brick the whole thing requiring it to be taken to a service centre to get going again (yes, really)
if you want apps, streaming services etc., external devices are more flexible and better supported, add a decent pvr, sorted
This wouldn't be a bad shout, only 2 or 3 companies make LED panels now (LG, Samsung & Sharp main players) Sharp make screens for panasonic and sony among others i believe
Just can't see the point in having things on standby when you're not likely to use them for days (such as teh tv ion teh front room - hardly ever go in there as we have a snug by the kitchen which we use all the time) so why have the tv on stand by.
Theoretically throughout the house and garage I could the following on standby
2x tv
3x radio alarms
2x hi-fi, one of which is an older cd and amp set up, so that counts as 2, then the iPod dock thing that most people have as well
1x Optimate
1x battery charger for the drill
2x iPad charger
3x telephone charger
1x PC
and undoubtedly stuff I don't even realise/remember and whatever junk TDV has as well.
Ok, the actual cost is minimal but the principal is there.
De Sisti wrote:
This is one of the silliest threads I've come across.
Recognition at last Matthew, well done!, a justified honour
What you nee old son is for the local constabulary to shoot some gangsta type so that his mates kick off.
Then just pop into your local Currys and help yourself.
You have to be quick mind, 'cause once they're gone they're gone.
How come the above posts say they are and the manufacturers only do a standby not a switch off mode?
Now I'm confused
De Sisti wrote:
This is one of the silliest threads I've come across.
Recognition at last Matthew, well done!, a justified honour
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EXACTLY. :evil:
They wouldn't sell as many remote control sockets if it said "Household appliances are ok to be left on overnight, but if you want to spend £19.99 for three, be our guest".
Someone mentioned the Tesco TV. That says 0.5w on standby, I make that less than a pound a year.
My parents always used to unplug eveything before they went to bed, there were even public information films on the telly saying that this is what you should do. I think this was before the days of 'fused plugs' being the standard.
The older I get, the better I was.