TV Purchase help
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@dK said in TV Purchase help:
@RoninWC I've registered with My Republic, so when NBN finally arrives on the Northern Beaches, scheduled for March, I will move from Optus ADSL Unlimited at $95pm to Myrepublic Max available speed, Unlimited for $69pm
The question is; will they invest to actually provide you a decent service? @RoninWC 's experience with TPG is typical of smaller ISPs. Their only selling point was cheaper rates or unlimited data, which they could only provide by not investing in their infrastructure. TPG knew they could offer unlimited data because the throughput was so crap you couldn't make a dent anyway.
The same is now true of residences connected to the NBN. People getting poorer service than they expected, or sometimes even worse than what they had are complaining about the NBN. It's not the NBN, it's their ISP.
The funny part is the capital cities are awash with fibre. The overcapacity before they started building the NBN was huge. Then right next door you could be relying on decades-old copper with an exchange Telstra weren't going to invest in because Labor was replacing every kilometre with glass. When the NBN finally got around to building the network, they targeted Labor strongholds (as you do when you're a political party). Just as that certainty was available to the marketplace, Labor lost and the Liberals tried their best to fuck it completely.
My parents live in an area with shit ADSL (not ADLS2) and their suburb is completely surrounded by NBN, but they aren't even scheduled. It's a black hole.
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Fucken bump!
Right time for a new telly. 4k circa 49 inch around the £500 to £600 ($1k to 1.2 I think) price range. Needs to be good for the rugga.
Thinking of this:
https://www.currys.co.uk/gbuk/tv-and-home-entertainment/televisions/televisions/sony-bravia-kd49x7052pbu-49-smart-4k-ultra-hd-hdr-led-tv-10205085-pdt.htmlSmart isn't necessary if it can be got cheaper without, but doesn't seem to be an option these days.
Go!
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both our TV's a Samsung and are great
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@Bones said in TV Purchase help:
Fucken bump!
Right time for a new telly. 4k circa 49 inch around the £500 to £600 ($1k to 1.2 I think) price range. Needs to be good for the rugga.
Thinking of this:
https://www.currys.co.uk/gbuk/tv-and-home-entertainment/televisions/televisions/sony-bravia-kd49x7052pbu-49-smart-4k-ultra-hd-hdr-led-tv-10205085-pdt.htmlSmart isn't necessary if it can be got cheaper without, but doesn't seem to be an option these days.
Go!
Read up as much as you want, ask TSF, look at prices, do it all.
Then go to a store and completely change your mind when you see the screens. Research is futile, as all screens have differences in the way they present. Go to a John Lewis and ask them to put on the TV / Sports and take it off the sample screens. Changes everything.
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@MajorRage John Lewis? Posh git.
Yeah nah thanks. Might have to hire a tux though.
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@Bones said in TV Purchase help:
@MajorRage John Lewis? Posh git.
Yeah nah thanks. Might have to hire a tux though.
Up to you. Try and do the same at Curry's. You'll get a sort of a stare of confusion followed by 3/5ths of sod all, then the assistant going to get your manager and never returning.
We bought ours from the JL at Kingston. They price match too.
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@MajorRage sorry didn't mean to sound ungrateful - actually did mean thanks.
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@Bones said in TV Purchase help:
@MajorRage sorry didn't mean to sound ungrateful - actually did mean thanks.
It's ok. I already thought you were a fluffybunny, so nothings changed.
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@MajorRage said in TV Purchase help:
@Bones said in TV Purchase help:
@MajorRage sorry didn't mean to sound ungrateful - actually did mean thanks.
It's ok. I already thought you were a fluffybunny, so nothings changed.
*nothing's
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In addition to @MajorRage advice, I'd just spend a couple of hours on CNET, techradar and pcmag. They spend enough hours on this stuff, and if you find something that fits your bill and is endorsed by these guys, you can't go too far wrong.
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@NTA said in TV Purchase help:
The Samsung Crystal UHD sets look like a good price point below their QLED stuff. I don't need all the fancy pants shit if I've got a Chromecast plugged into it.
Only caveat to this, is if you have young kids, the smart stuff is excellent for Netflix etc , means you don't have to give up your own phone for them to cast from
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@voodoo said in TV Purchase help:
@NTA said in TV Purchase help:
The Samsung Crystal UHD sets look like a good price point below their QLED stuff. I don't need all the fancy pants shit if I've got a Chromecast plugged into it.
Only caveat to this, is if you have young kids, the smart stuff is excellent for Netflix etc , means you don't have to give up your own phone for them to cast from
Yeah no young kids as yet, but we'll have it hooked up to sky which has netflix on it and can chuck in a fire stick for Amazon.
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@voodoo said in TV Purchase help:
@NTA said in TV Purchase help:
The Samsung Crystal UHD sets look like a good price point below their QLED stuff. I don't need all the fancy pants shit if I've got a Chromecast plugged into it.
Only caveat to this, is if you have young kids, the smart stuff is excellent for Netflix etc , means you don't have to give up your own phone for them to cast from
There is "smart" and then there is Smart - I believe the Crystal supports a Netflix button / app setup just like any base unit, but I mean it doesn't have built-in Android or Google Assistant etc.
I've got a house with a lot of Google in it, and a fully compliant TV would be nice, but the extra $$$ is not worth it.
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@NTA said in TV Purchase help:
The Samsung Crystal UHD sets look like a good price point below their QLED stuff. I don't need all the fancy pants shit if I've got a Chromecast plugged into it.
Do you have anyone who is Samsung Friends and Family member? Because they discounts they get on some products are crazy.
My mate was buying a 65 in Samsung frame for nearly $3K, he knew someone who was a family and friends member and he got the 75in for nearly $1k cheaper.
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@NTA said in TV Purchase help:
@voodoo said in TV Purchase help:
@NTA said in TV Purchase help:
The Samsung Crystal UHD sets look like a good price point below their QLED stuff. I don't need all the fancy pants shit if I've got a Chromecast plugged into it.
Only caveat to this, is if you have young kids, the smart stuff is excellent for Netflix etc , means you don't have to give up your own phone for them to cast from
There is "smart" and then there is Smart - I believe the Crystal supports a Netflix button / app setup just like any base unit, but I mean it doesn't have built-in Android or Google Assistant etc.
I've got a house with a lot of Google in it, and a fully compliant TV would be nice, but the extra $$$ is not worth it.
Yeah, I mean smart in the "internet connected supporting apps" sense. Nothing more needed out of a tv
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I agree, don't need the so-called 'Smarts' which are wild west in terms of OS. One day you will find that Netflix or someone has updated and your OS hasn't. Trying to get manufacturers onto standards is a nightmare for the app developers and the likes of Samsung sing their own tune.
Far better off buying a cheap FireStick. Does everything you want (and more), has voice control (via Alexa), can cast sound to your sonos if required as well.
I'd rather spend the $ on the TV itself although I concede it is difficult to find something without the functionality you don't want.
Samsung TVs do have a reputation built over years and there are plenty of old ones still going strong.
Only other suggestion I can make is to research for brands that are basically Samsungs from the same factory rebadged for a budget market. You might get more bang for buck.
