Re: Smart TV vs. HDTV

Kachina624 · ‎03-10-2010

Use your TV as a computer? Sounds like several steps back to Web TV, remember that?

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glb613 · ‎03-09-2010

@ChynnaBlue wrote:
@StillFuntoShop wrote:
My husband cheaper out and got an HDTV but not the smart TV. The smart one was not that much more money.

You need a smart TV to access Netflix, so I was disappointed in that. I wanted Netflix. 📺
No, you do not need a smart TV to access Netflix. You can get a Chromecast or an Amazon Fire Stick for around $45. They're easy to install and you can watch Hulu, Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, and much, much more. And if it becomes obsolete, which this kind of tech does before it breaks, you can replace it for FAR less than the cost of replacing an entire TV. Smart TVs are unnecessary at this point in time.

Your husband did not cheap out, he made a very smart decision.

I think he made a terrible mistake. Every time this subject comes up, people show just how little they know about a smart TV. You don't have to use the internet portion if you don't want to. Why buy another device when you can have the streaming built in? It makes no sense no matter how you look at it.

ChynnaBlue, I don't know where you get your info but, most of it is wrong. The "smart" part of my TV or the internet access has the capability of updating making it becoming oblolete much less likely. The apps you have for a smart TV go beyond just Netflix and YouTube. I can also get my Amazon prime, Hulu and many more. If the internet portion does fail, it doesn't mean the TV won't work. I hope you do more research before telling people a smart TV is a waste of money and to go buy other streaming devices at an extra cost.

chickenbutt · ‎03-09-2010

Kachina624 wrote:
Use your TV as a computer? Sounds like several steps back to Web TV, remember that?

Ahhh, my first internet machine! I had the little keyboard and hooked the WebTV up to my old dinosaur CRT 32" bedroom tv and off I went, learning about being online.

I cannot imagine wanting to use a tv for the internet either. Seems like people are getting more into having one electronic item to do everything short of mowing the lawn.

hckynut · ‎03-10-2010

@glb613 wrote:
@ChynnaBlue wrote:

I think he made a terrible mistake. Every time this subject comes up, people show just how little they know about a smart TV. You don't have to use the internet portion if you don't want to. Why buy another device when you can have the streaming built in? It makes no sense no matter how you look at it.

ChynnaBlue, I don't know where you get your info but, most of it is wrong. The "smart" part of my TV or the internet access has the capability of updating making it becoming oblolete much less likely. The apps you have for a smart TV go beyond just Netflix and YouTube. I can also get my Amazon prime, Hulu and many more. If the internet portion does fail, it doesn't mean the TV won't work. I hope you do more research before telling people a smart TV is a waste of money and to go buy other streaming devices at an extra cost.

@glb613

I not only agree with you, I bought my present Samsung specific model for that very reason. It came with a One Connect Box, which handles All of Samsung 4k updates. Should something "completely" new be developed in this realm? I do not have to buy a new TV set, the One Connect Box will be updated by Samsung.

I specifically chose this model because of the One Connect Box/the 10 bit panel/Octacore processor/Samsung's Tizen Operating System and being ready for HDR when it becomes prominent in programming and other 4k content.

I prefer this particular brand and model for the reasons above. Failure of 1 function does not equate to the failure of the complete unit? And as far as true 4k content? It is hard for many to believe it is 4 times better than 1080p, but my seeing is my believing? Remember not long back when HD and Bluray were mentioned? Many said it is a fad and who needs it?

Now look what most people own and could never go back to the 220 resolution of Standard Definition. The more I use this TV the more I love it.

Just my .02 on the topic.

hckynut(john)

Tinkrbl44 · ‎08-23-2010

I've never heard the term "fire stick" before .... is it like an antenna?

Nuttmeg · ‎03-09-2010

@Tinkrbl44 wrote:
I've never heard the term "fire stick" before .... is it like an antenna?

Amazon has joined Google and Roku as a purveyor of tiny, stick-shaped media hubs with the Fire TV Stick. Like the Google Chromecast and the Roku Streaming Stick, the Fire TV Stick is a tiny bar that youstick into your HDTV's HDMI port and use just like any other streaming device.

Lilysmom · ‎03-09-2010

Interesting discussion! Last time I bought a new TV, I made a list of all the features I was looking for before I started my search. I wanted something compatible with the Bose Sound Sysytem, I was looking for USB and HDMI ports and a number of other things. I have Apple tv so I wasn't necessarily looking for a smart tv.

At at the end of the day, I ended up with a smart tv, not because I was looking for one, but because they were the only ones that had the features I was looking for. I never use the smart tv features.

Good luck OP. Come back and tell us what your choice was. LM