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I need a new tellybox

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  • SteelyDan
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    Christ, I'm way behind.
    We still have a Pioneer 42" plasma. Picture is superb (still).

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  • ladymuck
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    Originally posted by SueEllen View Post
    See my post number #18 on this thread about Smart TVs.

    A couple of other posters backed me up so some of us on this thread aren't talking tulip but from experience.

    Oh I think all my TVs are from Amazon. So I didn't have to deal with getting them home and could easily complain if they arrived damaged. What the manufacturers do is slightly change the model number so you can't buy the exactly the same model number in Amazon, JL, Curry's, Sainsburys, etc and do a proper price comparison.
    Yep, you and eek basically said the same thing.

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  • SueEllen
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    Originally posted by ladymuck View Post
    HWMBO has advised me to ignore all you lot and just get a cheap as chips TV that has a good picture. I should forget the smart side of it as that will become obsolete long before the TV wears out and it'll be cheaper to add on the functionality (e.g. with a firestick) and replace that when necessary.

    Still no closer to actually getting a new tellybox
    See my post number #18 on this thread about Smart TVs.

    A couple of other posters backed me up so some of us on this thread aren't talking tulip but from experience.

    Oh I think all my TVs are from Amazon. So I didn't have to deal with getting them home and could easily complain if they arrived damaged. What the manufacturers do is slightly change the model number so you can't buy the exactly the same model number in Amazon, JL, Curry's, Sainsburys, etc and do a proper price comparison.

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  • eek
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    Originally posted by NotAllThere View Post
    4K TVs are pointless, unless you have a big screen and sit a long way from it.
    But you can't get anything else unless you get something really tulip..

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  • NotAllThere
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    4K TVs are pointless, unless you have a big screen and sit a long way from it.

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  • anonymouse
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    If you like watching 4k films, then don't forget to consider HDR.

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  • ladymuck
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    Originally posted by eek View Post
    No such thing as a good picture unless you pay for it - the smart stuff will be identical from the cheapest model to the most expensive - as you write it once for the manufacturing year and deploy it everywhere. So what you are paying for is better tolerances and grades of product from within the manufacturing process.

    Edit to add here's a video to explain Why is EVERYONE Buying this TV?? - YouTube
    Ah, I like Linus Tech Tips!

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  • eek
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    Originally posted by ladymuck View Post
    HWMBO has advised me to ignore all you lot and just get a cheap as chips TV that has a good picture. I should forget the smart side of it as that will become obsolete long before the TV wears out and it'll be cheaper to add on the functionality (e.g. with a firestick) and replace that when necessary.

    Still no closer to actually getting a new tellybox
    No such thing as a good picture unless you pay for it - the smart stuff will be identical from the cheapest model to the most expensive - as you write it once for the manufacturing year and deploy it everywhere. So what you are paying for is better tolerances and grades of product from within the manufacturing process.

    Edit to add here's a video to explain Why is EVERYONE Buying this TV?? - YouTube
    Last edited by eek; 31 August 2020, 10:02.

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  • ladymuck
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    HWMBO has advised me to ignore all you lot and just get a cheap as chips TV that has a good picture. I should forget the smart side of it as that will become obsolete long before the TV wears out and it'll be cheaper to add on the functionality (e.g. with a firestick) and replace that when necessary.

    Still no closer to actually getting a new tellybox

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  • darmstadt
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    Originally posted by NotAllThere View Post
    Firesticks give some smart tv functionality, so it's not massively surprising. That's the point. Get a smart TV and you don't need these extras. Does it even cost more? It's just android and little linux box.
    The Firestick is good for hotels (which don't have smart TVs in the room) as they connect directly to the interweb whereas the Google things requires connectivity via the hotel's router.

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