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Smart tv or smart blu ray?
Hi, planning on buying a new 40-42 inch TV & wondering weather to go for a smart tv or standard tv & smart blu ray?
Having good sound is important as is catch up TV as thinking about doing away with sky. Any advice on pro's & con's of either would be much appreciated! Thanks
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If you require 'good sound' then factor in the cost of (at least) a soundbar.
The audio on TVs now is pretty dire due to small speakers and ever-thinner cabinets |
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My samsung TV has BBC iplayer, ITV player, 4OD, Demand 5 whereas my Samsung Bluray just has the BBC iplayer.
Both have Blink, Lovefilm and I have noticed that TV has access to apps not on the bluray and vice versa. |
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Using the apps on either isn't a great experience compared to an Xbox or airplay with an iPad or using a Roku or lots of other ways.
I generally recommend "dumb" TVs and smart little boxes to sit under your TV. You can get an Xbox for about £100. |
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Thanks for your response everyone ....
As the TV will not be wall mounted, we're more thinking that for sound we'll have to go for a blu ray home theatre system... Seems like if we choose a smart blu ray that has what we need we shouldn't be loosing much by not having a smart tv? Thanks for the advice! |
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Xbox requires you to pay an annual fee (I think about £40) and to be logged into Xbox Live.
Not too sure what apps currently work with the Roku. Last time I looked it was the BBC iplayer, Netflix & LoveFilm and a whole host of next to never used apps. There was no 4oD, ITV Player or Demand 5. Maybe someone who owns a Roku could confirm or correct this. The Samsung F6500 has BBC iplayer, 4oD, LoveFilm, Netflix & YouTube apps. ITV Player & Demand 5 are coming later this year according to their website. |
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get a smart tv, they are the future.
lg are the best on the market in my opion at the minute |
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As here is big discrepancy between Smart devices on the apps available, I suggest you make a list of the key ones you would like to have and then take it from there.
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Smart tvs are not the future, they are only a present option. For any model that does what you want now, you are totally reliant on a firmware update for anything in the future, aside from whether the hardware will support it.
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YouView has all the catch-up services and a whole lot more besides.
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Thanks for your comments everyone!
What is "you view"? |
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Thanks for your comments everyone!
What is "you view"? On your original question I would say "dumb" TV and SMART external device. With the money saved on the TV you could get either a decent Soundbar or a basic surround system. I bought a Samsung BD-F6500 3D Bluray player online for £109 which has BBCiplayer, 4oD and as of a couple of days ago ITVplayer. Demand5 is also promised soon. |
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For the tv concentrate on pic quality, number of hdmi sockets, reliability. Don't worry about smart features, they are limited, not very good and vary from make to make. If u want 3d make sure its a 3d set.
For blue ray, make sure its a 3d one if u want it. Don't worry about smart features for same reason as above. To cover the smart part, connect a pc to the tv (using an hdmi cord). This is not limited in anyway and faster with some degree of upgrade potential compared with a smart tv. You can use a wireless keyboard with in built trackpad for remote control of the pc content. |
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Don't get too fixated on the smart aspects: they're totally underwhelming.
LG used to include a free smart Blu-ray with their smart tv so it might be worth checking to see if they still do. |
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