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General => General discussion => Topic started by: Toby on 21 October 2012, 19:22
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Any one have one, my plasma , now 4 years old is getting slow to turn on, and missing pixels! :whistle:
Reading up it seems smarts the way to go!
Can I get one which don't have 3d? Not fussed by all that!
47"-50" this time I think!!
Sujestions!?
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I got a 40inch Samsung Smart TV (cant remember the model)
Interface is a little clunky but most of the tv apps like iPlayer etc are on there and it streams stuff really nicely :smiley:
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Depends if you've got an Xbox or not - it has Netflix, lovefilm, Skype etc so turns your 'dumb' tv into a smart tv.
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Iv got a x box, but I only use it for DVD' no gaming any more!!
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I would use it for Netflix also! Which I currently don't atm
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Put Netflix on it, I found the XBOX interface better than the PC version!
Internet Explorer (Ok, it's not everyone's favorite browser) is coming to the xbox soon, it does a good job and a web browser, full screen, on a large TV is pretty sweet! I've ordered a keypad for the xbox controller so Internet Explorer is easier to use.
That way you could get a regular TV, but a much better one in terms of picture quality / refresh rate than a smart TV with lower specs. Try the xbox out and see if you think it'll give you the 'smart' features you want.
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Good plan jay!
I'm in no rush yet! Decorating the front room ! Just spent £1700 on furniture and a fire place!! Thugs you do keep the mrs happy!! But she agreed to a new tv if I decorated!
Win win!
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If I'd get a TV now I'd go for a thin bezel/frame with a great picture quality, Panasonic Viera's are great for picture quality ! unfortunately thin frames were almost nonexistent when I got mine and the few that were around were waaaay out of my price range.
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Just bought a 40" Sony Bravia LED smart TV and I'm well impressed with it. Cost £550 delivered from Tesco
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Samsung ES8000 Ftw!!!! Best thing i have bought this year!
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Samsung ES8000 Ftw!!!! Best thing i have bought this year!
55 inch and quite expensive!
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Xbox with internet explorer is pretty nifty, but to use the online functions (except bbc iplayer) you will need a Live Gold account, at around £40 per year.
Also worth noting that the Xbox Lovefilm catalogue is seriously lacking much the the online content.
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I hope the love film xbox interface is better than the web based interface! it sucks!
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Yeah Jay the Xbox has a brilliant interface, the one on my telly is useless. I just hate the whine of the my console, I need one of the new ones
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Yeah Jay the Xbox has a brilliant interface, the one on my telly is useless. I just hate the whine of the my console, I need one of the new ones
You could try opening up the console and cleaning the dust out, made a huge difference on my spare xbox. If not then whisper fans are cheap on ebay.
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Philips 47PFL7666T 47 Inch Smart 3D LED TV you dont have to use the 3d if your not a fan but the picture on this is great :smiley:
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Yeah Jay the Xbox has a brilliant interface, the one on my telly is useless. I just hate the whine of the my console, I need one of the new ones
You could try opening up the console and cleaning the dust out, made a huge difference on my spare xbox. If not then whisper fans are cheap on ebay.
Very true, it's not like it's in warranty any more lol
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Yeah Jay the Xbox has a brilliant interface, the one on my telly is useless. I just hate the whine of the my console, I need one of the new ones
You could try opening up the console and cleaning the dust out, made a huge difference on my spare xbox. If not then whisper fans are cheap on ebay.
Very true, it's not like it's in warranty any more lol
If you get a replacement fan make sure its compatible with HDMI or non-HDMI consoles (whichever yours is) as they have a different number of pins i think. Aftermarket fans are usually backwards compatible.
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Samsung ES8000 Ftw!!!! Best thing i have bought this year!
55 inch and quite expensive!
They have come down in price a fair bit now i think the 55 is as low as 2 grand which is pretty good considering it was 3k less than 6mths ago i used to work for samsung so i did not pay retail bud Expensive is the es9000 at 75 inch its 8 grand
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I recently got a new Smart TV, LG 55 inch LED 3D it almost makes my Apple TV redundant as it is dlna capable & i connect using Plex to my Mac.
The only issue i have is watching films on the ATV i can turn them off then resume from where i left off next time i turn it on, not worked out how to do this yet with the Plex app. THe other issue i have is Plex doesn't see any films with 3D in the title so i have to use a different dlna programme called TV Mobile.
So for now the Apple TV will stay in use :cool:
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I still haven't got round to getting one!! Had a lot of private work on ATM!! :whistle: which is nice!!
Apple tv seems to be the way forward!! My routers upstarts so my comps hard wired, but I have a phone line in my living room! So I'd use that!
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I still haven't got round to getting one!! Had a lot of private work on ATM!! :whistle: which is nice!!
Apple tv seems to be the way forward!! My routers upstarts so my comps hard wired, but I have a phone line in my living room! So I'd use that!
Apple tv's are good but you can't jailbreak the new ones so you would have to convert all your films to mp4 which isn't difficult but is a pain