SMART TV

goldensrbest · ‎03-10-2010

Yes, again still looking ,and wanting, what i need answered is this,for a person,MYSELF,that is tech. challenged,i only have a flip phone, so no smart phone, ,do pretty good with that, are smart tvs for people like me?

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Nightowlz · ‎03-11-2010

LOL!!! Probably not. We have had one for a while now & I have never checked out any of the features. I don't really see the need for the extra features & cost for it. A regular set will work for me. DH likes it & uses it.

ChynnaBlue · ‎05-22-2012

A smart TV is great if you want to watch online content, like Netflix, Hulu, etc. If you don't use any of that content now, you don't really need a smart TV.

If you buy a regular TV now and decide you DO want a smart TV later, you won't need to buy a new TV, you can buy a Chromecast, Amazon Fire Stick, Roku, or Apple TV box and make any HDTV a smart TV. That can cost anywhere from $35 to $200, depending on the device. With the ability to turn any HDTV into a smart TV for $35 ($25 on sale right now), I wouldn't spend more on a smart TV.

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qbetzforreal · ‎08-28-2010

@goldensrbest wrote:
Yes, again still looking ,and wanting, what i need answered is this,for a person,MYSELF,that is tech. challenged,i only have a flip phone, so no smart phone, ,do pretty good with that, are smart tvs for people like me?

If you can navigate a computer, you can navigate a Smart TV. It works off of your home wi-fi.

goldensrbest · ‎03-10-2010

I want to have either roku,or be able to get netflix, my cable pgk. is limited in the one i have, i want to watch movies,my son thinks a smart tv ,is too complicated.

When you lose some one you L~O~V~E, that Memory of them, becomes a TREASURE.

Nuttmeg · ‎03-09-2010

@goldensrbest wrote:
Yes, again still looking ,and wanting, what i need answered is this,for a person,MYSELF,that is tech. challenged,i only have a flip phone, so no smart phone, ,do pretty good with that, are smart tvs for people like me?

https://www.cnet.com/topics/tvs/buying-guide/

geezerette · ‎03-16-2010

A smart tv has to be connected to the internet in order to be "smart". If it's not, it's no smarter than a regular television.

We didn't want a smart tv when we needed new ones. But we found that in order to get the features we wanted in the television itself (size, picture quality, etc.) we had to buy a smart tv. We just don't use the smart features. The satellite guy hooked up our dish and receiver and we just use it like we used our non-smart tvs of the past.

qbetzforreal · ‎08-28-2010

@geezerette wrote:
A smart tv has to be connected to the internet in order to be "smart". If it's not, it's no smarter than a regular television.

We didn't want a smart tv when we needed new ones. But we found that in order to get the features we wanted in the television itself (size, picture quality, etc.) we had to buy a smart tv. We just don't use the smart features. The satellite guy hooked up our dish and receiver and we just use it like we used our non-smart tvs of the past.

Smart TVs have built in wi-fi and are wireless. They now pick up your home wi-fi signal.

qbetzforreal · ‎08-28-2010

@goldensrbest wrote:
I want to have either roku,or be able to get netflix, my cable pgk. is limited in the one i have, i want to watch movies,my son thinks a smart tv ,is too complicated.

@goldensrbest-you pick up netflix with a smart tv. there's an icon for on the tv, all you need is a netflix account.

Check out the link posted by nutmeg

ChynnaBlue · ‎05-22-2012

@goldensrbest wrote:
I want to have either roku,or be able to get netflix, my cable pgk. is limited in the one i have, i want to watch movies,my son thinks a smart tv ,is too complicated.

The smart TV and Roku are both abut the same in terms of complexity. But you can always turn the Roku off and have regular TV that isn't complex. If you have a smart TV, it's always present and that can add complexity.

Technology is like anything else. You need to put effort into learning and then practice until it becomes easier. My dad got a Roku years ago and left it in the box until I visited and hooked it up. He didn't put any effort into learning how to use it. My mom took a lot of notes about how it works, but as soon as I left and went back home, they stopped using it. It only gets used when I come to visit. It's not that they aren't capable of using it, it's that they did not want to put the time and effort into really using it. They had other things they would rather do.

So be honest with yourself. Are you willing to put the time and effort into learning how to use the smart TV or Roku? If you are willing to put the work in, then I'm sure you can do it. If you don't want to work for it, then I would not bother.

I know people who think they're too tech challenged for this stuff in their 30s and people who use it easily at 70. Being tech challenged isn't really a thing. Not caring about technology enough to prioritize it and put the effort in is a thing. It's not a good thing or a bad thing, it's just a thing people need to recognize and be honest about. I really want to play the guitar, but I am not willing to put in the time or effort to learn because it's just not that important to me. I'm not guitar challenged, I just have other priorities.

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