Re: LED vs. Smart TV's

NickNack · ‎03-10-2010

@chickenbutt wrote:
@Nicknack wrote:
@chickenbutt Do you by any chance have Amazon Prime? I should be able to watch it through the Bolt, but it's not on Amazon's page of approved devices. I've registered my Premiere but can't figure out how to register the Bolt. I was hoping that you could help me. I started a thread on this but thought I'd ask you here.

Edited to say: I figured it out. You register the Tivo Bolt on a different page than where you register the Premiere.

Hey Nick! You sure are getting great at figuring stuff out! I love that.

I do have Prime and can't remember if I have paired up the Bolt yet or not. I know I did pair to Netflix.

I notice a few things are in different places. It took me a bit to find that 'System Information' is under the 'Help' button. I tend to just go through everything and end up finding some stuff by accident.

Have you found the Bolt to be eons faster than the Premiere was, for streaming? I'm amazed at that because, before, I mostly used my Roku3 for streaming.

I'm certainly learning a lot figuring this stuff out! You've helped me tremendously. Yes, I think the Bolt is much faster at streaming than the Premiere. I'm really loving it. I especially love the Skip mode.

The Bluebird Carries The Sky On His Back"
-Henry David Thoreau

chickenbutt · ‎03-09-2010

I know! Skip is awesome. Whenever I have a show that doesn't have it I'm sad for a second, but then I'm just glad again that I have it more often than not.

Always glad to help! I appreciate that you 'get' my style. Somebody yesterday said that I was attacking them. All I was doing was trying to help, but I'm not good at 'mollycoddling' and I need to learn, I guess - for this board, anyway. It's the only place where you get spit at for trying to help.

I'm honest and pretty much straight-forward, not muddling stuff up with stuff that's not helpful, so that the message is clean and easy to understand.

willdob3 · ‎11-01-2010

@Oqbetzforreal wrote:
@willdob3 wrote:
@Nuttmeg wrote:
@willdob3 wrote:
@Mom2Dogs wrote:
@hckynut..thanks. I understand what you are saying I just need to figure out how to do it. I'd love to cut down on the cable bill.

I do not have a smart tv but my tv does have two HDMI channels.

I do do not have cable tv. I paid about $35 for a Roku stick & that is plugged into my tv. The Roku settings are connected to my wi-fi network - streaming works through my Internet connection, not cable tv. I have Amazon Prime and most of what I watch are tv shows and movies I can watch for free through Amazon Video.

If you plan to do much streaming check with your Internet provider to make sure you have the right plan. I ended up having to upgrade my Internet.

My tv is small, 26 inches - got it to fit in the hole in my entertainment center. A larger tv is on my wish list now. I was thinking I would get a smart tv but this thread makes me think it might be smarter not to. But a larger tv is in my future.
There is not a big price difference between a Smart TV, and a regular LED set. Please check for the features.
Your HDMI "channels" are connectors.

My reason for thinking about not getting a smart tv is not because the regular ones are less expensive to buy.

As mentioned in other posts, if something goes wrong it is less expensive to replace a single item, like a Roku, than to replace a Smart TV on which the Roku feature has gone bad/outdated, etc. - This is the same reason I never bought one of those TVs that came with a built-in DVD player.
A Smart TV simply links with your wi-fi. There are no extra parts.

No, a Smart TV is more than just an Internet connection. And, because there are no extra parts (everything is built-in), if those things break, it will be more costly to repair/replace.