Recommend a smart TV
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Hi,
It's my brothers birthday in not too long and a while ago he mentioned he was watching Netflix on his laptop. Upon asking, I found he didn't actually have a TV. He said he'd like one but only if it can connect to WIFI and have Netflix and Amazon Prime on there, as he doesn't watch terrestrial TV. He isn't exactly skint but not that well off, so I figured it might be a good gesture to buy him a TV for his birthday.
I think 32inch screen would be the maximum, and I don't want to spend a huge amount, maybe £200 at the most if possible. So....recommend me something if possible
Thanks
It's my brothers birthday in not too long and a while ago he mentioned he was watching Netflix on his laptop. Upon asking, I found he didn't actually have a TV. He said he'd like one but only if it can connect to WIFI and have Netflix and Amazon Prime on there, as he doesn't watch terrestrial TV. He isn't exactly skint but not that well off, so I figured it might be a good gesture to buy him a TV for his birthday.
I think 32inch screen would be the maximum, and I don't want to spend a huge amount, maybe £200 at the most if possible. So....recommend me something if possible
Thanks
LG have what I think is the best software interface for TV "extras".
A quick seach finds:
https://www.lg.com/uk/tvs/lg-32LM6300PLA
Around £220 from currys.
I have a large LG tv and an Nvidia Sheld. I actually use the TV's inbuilt apps more than I use the shield as they work so well. Amazon Prime, Iplayer etc.
My past experiences with Samsung's offerings are not good. They seem to stop updating apps on TVs not very long into their product lifecycle.
A quick seach finds:
https://www.lg.com/uk/tvs/lg-32LM6300PLA
Around £220 from currys.
I have a large LG tv and an Nvidia Sheld. I actually use the TV's inbuilt apps more than I use the shield as they work so well. Amazon Prime, Iplayer etc.
My past experiences with Samsung's offerings are not good. They seem to stop updating apps on TVs not very long into their product lifecycle.
Yep, my Samsung went to the dump a couple of weeks ago after failing for the second time with sound but no picture. It had been to the Samsung Service Centre on a previous occasion for the same fault but this time I dumped it and replaced it with a new Panasonic Smart TV which seems very good so far.
Unless he is changing the TV regularly then I would buy the TV based on price and picture then add a fire stick or chrome cast.
The reason I say this is that my experience is that it does not take too many years before the “smart” features built into a TV become out of date and are no longer supported.
The reason I say this is that my experience is that it does not take too many years before the “smart” features built into a TV become out of date and are no longer supported.
Pistonheads delivers as usual, co-incidentally I'm also looking for a 32" smart TV - definitely has to be 1080P, I can't bring myself to buy an "HD Ready" TV in 2019...
Does anyone know the difference between the LG LM6300 above and the LM630B? There doesn't appear to be anything in it - maybe it's a colour/region thing.
I'm also looking at the Sony KDL32WD752SU as ideally I want a silver one and choice is very limited... but it's considerably more expensive.
Happy to use a firestick for PLEX, etc, as all manufacturers seem to suffer from lack of supported "smart" apps at some point.
On a related note - why on earth are 32" TVs still so thick and chunky?? I've been waiting forever for a slim one - have given up.
Does anyone know the difference between the LG LM6300 above and the LM630B? There doesn't appear to be anything in it - maybe it's a colour/region thing.
I'm also looking at the Sony KDL32WD752SU as ideally I want a silver one and choice is very limited... but it's considerably more expensive.
Happy to use a firestick for PLEX, etc, as all manufacturers seem to suffer from lack of supported "smart" apps at some point.
On a related note - why on earth are 32" TVs still so thick and chunky?? I've been waiting forever for a slim one - have given up.
timmymagic73 said:
Pistonheads delivers as usual, co-incidentally I'm also looking for a 32" smart TV - definitely has to be 1080P, I can't bring myself to buy an "HD Ready" TV in 2019...
Does anyone know the difference between the LG LM6300 above and the LM630B? There doesn't appear to be anything in it - maybe it's a colour/region thing.
I'm also looking at the Sony KDL32WD752SU as ideally I want a silver one and choice is very limited... but it's considerably more expensive.
Happy to use a firestick for PLEX, etc, as all manufacturers seem to suffer from lack of supported "smart" apps at some point.
On a related note - why on earth are 32" TVs still so thick and chunky?? I've been waiting forever for a slim one - have given up.
630Does anyone know the difference between the LG LM6300 above and the LM630B? There doesn't appear to be anything in it - maybe it's a colour/region thing.
I'm also looking at the Sony KDL32WD752SU as ideally I want a silver one and choice is very limited... but it's considerably more expensive.
Happy to use a firestick for PLEX, etc, as all manufacturers seem to suffer from lack of supported "smart" apps at some point.
On a related note - why on earth are 32" TVs still so thick and chunky?? I've been waiting forever for a slim one - have given up.
6300
To me it looks like that extra 0 gets you more pixels and is the current model.
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