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Graham W

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Hi gang.
We currently have a Sharp Aquos tv with Freeview and a Humax Freeview set top box.
We are getting access to fewer and fewer stations...we now have Amazon Prime but can't access it through our current set up.
Presumably we need dragging kicking and screaming in to the 21st century and get what I believe is known as a "Smart TV".
It doesn't need to be the size of a king size mattress...about 30" diagonal would be fine...Any advise as to what we should do?
 
If you are OK with apps on your phone try a "Chromecast", as long as you have a spare HDMI port on your TV.

Then you can "cast" video YouTube etc from your phone to the TV

Re new "Smart TV's" my wife recently bought a big LG 4K TV - the picture is brilliant - but it's far too clever for it's own good, on more than one occasion I have had to unplug it as it's locked up while being used!.

I'd be annoying the hell out of the sales person before committing to a new TV.

HTH

David
 
I have had LG TV's for decades, Never had any problems and as you say really good image colours and quality, Currently have a 60"
 
Got a little (for these days!) 32" Sony in the bedroom and while the picture's pretty good, the interface and software drives us both mad! It shifts to its home page at random and is often up to 10 seconds out of synch between picture and sound (either direction...) The bigger Panasonic in the living room is just as good WRT picture quality and stays in synch and on the right page!
 
FWIW

We have a non-smart Panny Plasma TV of the order of around 15 years old
It works well with our Amazon Firestick and until retired the old PVR since replaced with a Manhatten T4R which so far has been good with features like pausing live TV the guide that show 'history' in the guide i.e. I can look for programs say yesterday and if there is and > next to the program you click and in the case of BBC it launches iPlayer or Ch4 the 4OD service etc

Oh the Freeview HD Channels on the Manhatten are in HD on the old Panny.
 
Not many TVs below 32" now. Just got a Hisense one for kitchen to replace 28" LG that stopped working. £200 and impressed with it.

Recommend Richer Sounds - you get genuine advice rather than selling you something you dont need and outstanding customer service.
 
Our no.2 tv is a big Samsung smart tv that cost about £700 I think, a few years ago. We're giving up Sky at the next renewal and going for Prime and Netflix and Apple TV, switching the subscriptions on and off depending on whether they have anything of interest. Streaming is where you have to be these days it seems, as terrestrial tv will soon be switched off and satellite tv is moribund probably soon too. So imho a smart tv with apps seems wise.
 
Nod said:
Got a little (for these days!) 32" Sony in the bedroom and while the picture's pretty good, the interface and software drives us both mad! It shifts to its home page at random and is often up to 10 seconds out of synch between picture and sound (either direction...) The bigger Panasonic in the living room is just as good WRT picture quality and stays in synch and on the right page!
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Does the Sony need an update?
 
Samsung's Tizen OS menu is very responsive, easy and clear to use, with all the usual built in apps (NetFlix, Prime, Disney, iPlayer etc). I reckon 42" is probably the minimum size worth looking at these days.
 
gman said:
I reckon 42" is probably the minimum size worth looking at these days
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I find this interesting. If we once thought a 27" TV large and haven't used something else since, what is different about a bigger screen other than the obvious? Does seeing fine detail in a 4k image enhance the story, or do stories need the extra detail to make them believable? I've not watched TV seriously in 45 years, and wonder what's driving the ever larger panel size.
 
ancient_mariner said:
I find this interesting. If we once thought a 27" TV large and haven't used something else since, what is different about a bigger screen other than the obvious? Does seeing fine detail in a 4k image enhance the story, or do stories need the extra detail to make them believable? I've not watched TV seriously in 45 years, and wonder what's driving the ever larger panel size.
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This! We have the space but don't want the TV to dominate it.
Thanks for the comments folks. (y)
 
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