Smart TV

flickerbulb · ‎03-09-2010

It looks like my big screen TV is slowly fading away. The picture and sound are messed up and I am looking to buy a Smart TV.

I know Sam's sells a lot of Vizio TVs. Any suggestions on brands and features?

hckynutjohn · ‎06-15-2015

Samsung has been #1 in TV manufacturers for 9 years. We have a 37" and a new 65" Curved 4k Smart TV. Our 65" their top-of-the line JS9000 model and pretty much has it all. Our 37" LCD is about 8 years old and not a smart TV.

Stick with brand names you know and you are pretty safe. Features? This depends on what you think you will use and your price range. If you plan on using for the Internet, make sure it has an Internet Browser, not just Apps(i.e. Icons).

That is a good starting point for you. If you have some specific questions, I would be happy to try to answer them, if you post them in this thread.

hckynut(john)

glb613 · ‎03-09-2010

@flickerbulb wrote:
It looks like my big screen TV is slowly fading away. The picture and sound are messed up and I am looking to buy a Smart TV.

I know Sam's sells a lot of Vizio TVs. Any suggestions on brands and features?

I have friends with Vizio and they look fine. I've owned Sony and Samsung and both are good.

CamdenCat · ‎06-29-2010

I have a Samsung 37" Smart TV and love it. Already for Netflix and Amazon; I have Netflix. When it " goes," I plan on getting the Samsung 4k curved model.

ValuSkr · ‎03-15-2014

I'd recommend getting a non-smart digital TV, then adding a smart device (like Roku). There are many good reasons to do so - you can look them up - but a minor justification is that you'd be able to move your Roku to other TV's as your needs require.

flickerbulb · ‎03-09-2010

I am interested in getting Netflix and the ability to stream movies.

My current TV is a Sony that I paid a lot of money for and the picture is going, going!

The curved tv sounds cool. I think that in order to get a HD signal, you have to pay extra through the cable company???

momtochloe · ‎11-03-2013

I am a big fan of Vizio tv's . . . the one we bought my mom several years ago is still going strong and it was on almost 12 hours a day straight every day. I just replaced my tv with something very shall we say cost effective and it is fine for my needs but if I ever get the chance I would love another Vizio.

ValuSkr · ‎03-15-2014

@flickerbulb wrote:

The curved tv sounds cool. I think that in order to get a HD signal, you have to pay extra through the cable company???

You can get an indoor HD antenna, and bypass the cable company altogether. That's what I did. The Mohu (antenna) website will tell you how many and which channels you're likely to receive, depending on the antenna (some are stronger than others). On the other hand, your cable company may offer a basic cable package that includes only over-the-air channels; Verizon FIOS does, it's very cheap. The cable is plugged into your television and your reception is HD if the broadcast is in HD.

chickenbutt · ‎03-09-2010

ValuSkr wrote:
I'd recommend getting a non-smart digital TV, then adding a smart device (like Roku). There are many good reasons to do so - you can look them up - but a minor justification is that you'd be able to move your Roku to other TV's as your needs require.

This is my preference as well. I know that electronics seem to be going more into doing everything, including making your coffee and cooking, but I worry about that at this semi-early point. If one thing goes wrong it could take down the whole deal.

Anyway, that's JMHO, FWIW, at this point.

The brands I like are Sony and Toshiba. I also have a couple of little bitty TVs (19") for my desk and kitchen that are Samsung and they've been pretty good. Like Sony and Toshiba, Samsung seems to make good quality electronics.

Mom2Dogs · ‎03-09-2010

We recently purchased a new Smart TV...the picture is very good but to me, not my husband, some of the shows look like they are being brodcast live or were taped on a video recorder...if that makes sense. The picture to me is just different. Can you tell me is it just me or is this something about the the Smart TV's?

@hckynutjohn wrote:
Samsung has been #1 in TV manufacturers for 9 years. We have a 37" and a new 65" Curved 4k Smart TV. Our 65" their top-of-the line JS9000 model and pretty much has it all. Our 37" LCD is about 8 years old and not a smart TV.

Stick with brand names you know and you are pretty safe. Features? This depends on what you think you will use and your price range. If you plan on using for the Internet, make sure it has an Internet Browser, not just Apps(i.e. Icons).

That is a good starting point for you. If you have some specific questions, I would be happy to try to answer them, if you post them in this thread.

hckynut(john)