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The old 40" Sony Bravia I bought 17 years ago is on the fritz and it looks like a new TV is in the cards. Prices are sure cheaper but in reading reviews, it seems many of these, especially Samsung, have apps and bullshit that make things much less simple than turning on the damned TV and watching.
Wondering if anyone had some advice to steer me in a good direction. I currently have Comcast for my cable but I'm hearing ROKU might be the way to go.
Anyone care to share some sage advice, I'm all ears. Looking at 43" models, not 55's or more.
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Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Tim
Ruco Ready TV has dozens of
Ruco Ready TV has dozens of free shows, my favorite is the 24/7 leave it to beaver channel
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: El Nino
I bought a Sony OLED Bravia
I bought a Sony OLED Bravia about two years ago that I run through a ROKU. I watch almost exclusively streamed content from Netflix, Disney places like that. I use Comcast for broadband but when I want to watch network TV for sports I go through YouTubeTV it's just easier, they don't compress the signal as much as Comcast does and I don't want that year round. The Sony still has all the apps and Google TV I just don't use it because I like the ROKU interface.
I replaced my Samsung with the Sony and very happy. I'm in the I will never buy anything Samsung again after a TV, dishwasher, and vacuum were all crap. I'm not sure there is a TV without apps these days but at that smaller size you might be able to just buy a nice monitor if you don't want the apps.
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I picked up a 43" Toshiba
I picked up a 43" Toshiba Fire (Amazon) TV for about $150 last year, and while it's full of apps, you can turn most of that off with a bit of digging around. Turning on the damned TV and just watching is an option once you've figured how. Hulu with live TV is about $90, and is pretty much equivalent to what you get on basic cable or dish services for a substantially lower price.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: MarkD
I recently bought an LG from
I recently bought a 43" LG from Costco dirt cheap. Great picture. I don't allow it to hook up to wifi so there is no problem with all those aps. I am still on Direct TV because that is the only way I know of to get the Giants broadcasts.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Strangha
Found a nice 42" LED set for
Found a nice 42" LED set for $200 (might be the same as the birthday boy's- HBD bud) or I can get a 48" OLED set for $600. The OLED had a $1,300 list but the guy just happened to open one tonight after I left and and now it's discounted on their site for being an open box. Hmmmm. Both 4K LE's.
Thanks to everyone for chiming in. Still looking.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Rusty
Shit, just buy a tv.
Shit, just buy a tv.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Strangha
Thanks for your sage advice,
Thanks for your sage advice, Rusty. I'm grateful others were ready to help.
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I have a 4 K Samsung smartv
I have a 4 K Samsung smartv mostly for watching/ listening to multi channel Blu Ray and Atmos audio. I think it's got a great picture quality for what I do watch. The only thing I stream is nugs and don't have cable. I do have a digital antenna to grab local stuff
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: DZ
check out tvmate
check out tvmate
brother in law recently installed it here, and we get 177 channels free including hbo,max,showtime.espn etc
need to update the EPG(whatever that is) in settings almost daily and sometimes it cuts out but mostly works fine
although unlike other apps there is no pause/rewind