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By *amiss OP Couple
over a year ago
chelmsford |
Help please. Looking to buy our first Smart Television. I've trawled through endless reviews and still can't decide which is best and we can't go in a shop and ask now. We have a Sky HD + box, are they all compatible with this? Thank you x |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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You are asking the right man as I’m a telecoms engineer. As long as it is a hdmi ports any tv will be fine. All TVs on the market these days have hdmi ports, so the worlds your oyster |
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By *amiss OP Couple
over a year ago
chelmsford |
"You are asking the right man as I’m a telecoms engineer. As long as it is a hdmi ports any tv will be fine. All TVs on the market these days have hdmi ports, so the worlds your oyster"
Oh thank you! I read some reviews where people were struggling to set up their sky box. We're not very tech savvy, are they easy to set up? |
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By *amiss OP Couple
over a year ago
chelmsford |
"Gokd sale on in Curries atm .
I just got a 32" JVC Smart TV with built in Firestick , Netflix, Freeview for £149 .
Just use your existing WIFI , no extra wires
Set up in 10 minutes  "
Gosh that's a bargain, thank you  |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Totally agree. LG and Samsung are pretty much the same thing. I’d avoid any generic supermarket brand, Logik, cello etc. Also Sharp and JVC. For your money Samsung and LG are the ones |
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"Gokd sale on in Curries atm .
I just got a 32" JVC Smart TV with built in Firestick , Netflix, Freeview for £149 .
Just use your existing WIFI , no extra wires
Set up in 10 minutes
Gosh that's a bargain, thank you "
Might be a bit small if it's for your living room but at that price couldnt say no |
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By *amiss OP Couple
over a year ago
chelmsford |
"Totally agree. LG and Samsung are pretty much the same thing. I’d avoid any generic supermarket brand, Logik, cello etc. Also Sharp and JVC. For your money Samsung and LG are the ones"
That's great thank you, that will refine my search |
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"Help please. Looking to buy our first Smart Television. I've trawled through endless reviews and still can't decide which is best and we can't go in a shop and ask now. We have a Sky HD + box, are they all compatible with this? Thank you x"
Old people and technology . I know exactly how you feel.  |
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By *amiss OP Couple
over a year ago
chelmsford |
"Gokd sale on in Curries atm .
I just got a 32" JVC Smart TV with built in Firestick , Netflix, Freeview for £149 .
Just use your existing WIFI , no extra wires
Set up in 10 minutes
Gosh that's a bargain, thank you
Might be a bit small if it's for your living room but at that price couldnt say no "
Looking for 50" , but I will go on their site and see what they have |
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"Gokd sale on in Curries atm .
I just got a 32" JVC Smart TV with built in Firestick , Netflix, Freeview for £149 .
Just use your existing WIFI , no extra wires
Set up in 10 minutes "
That sounds an excellent buy. Do they do one slightly bigger? |
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By *amiss OP Couple
over a year ago
chelmsford |
"Help please. Looking to buy our first Smart Television. I've trawled through endless reviews and still can't decide which is best and we can't go in a shop and ask now. We have a Sky HD + box, are they all compatible with this? Thank you x
Old people and technology . I know exactly how you feel. "
I know, I'm always nervous of technology, but I always manage to sort it..I could ask my 13 year old grandson but he's not allowed to visit at the moment! |
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"Gokd sale on in Curries atm .
I just got a 32" JVC Smart TV with built in Firestick , Netflix, Freeview for £149 .
Just use your existing WIFI , no extra wires
Set up in 10 minutes
That sounds an excellent buy. Do they do one slightly bigger? "
I assume so , I got this as it was a bargain but there are bigger JVC tallies on their site yes |
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"Gokd sale on in Curries atm .
I just got a 32" JVC Smart TV with built in Firestick , Netflix, Freeview for £149 .
Just use your existing WIFI , no extra wires
Set up in 10 minutes
That sounds an excellent buy. Do they do one slightly bigger?
I assume so , I got this as it was a bargain but there are bigger JVC tallies on their site yes "
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By *amiss OP Couple
over a year ago
chelmsford |
"Gokd sale on in Curries atm .
I just got a 32" JVC Smart TV with built in Firestick , Netflix, Freeview for £149 .
Just use your existing WIFI , no extra wires
Set up in 10 minutes
That sounds an excellent buy. Do they do one slightly bigger?
I assume so , I got this as it was a bargain but there are bigger JVC tallies on their site yes "
Thanks, I'll have a browse later |
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"Gokd sale on in Curries atm .
I just got a 32" JVC Smart TV with built in Firestick , Netflix, Freeview for £149 .
Just use your existing WIFI , no extra wires
Set up in 10 minutes
That sounds an excellent buy. Do they do one slightly bigger?
I assume so , I got this as it was a bargain but there are bigger JVC tallies on their site yes
Thanks, I'll have a browse later "
My pleasure |
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By *amiss OP Couple
over a year ago
chelmsford |
"You are asking the right man as I’m a telecoms engineer. As long as it is a hdmi ports any tv will be fine. All TVs on the market these days have hdmi ports, so the worlds your oyster"
You're on my hotlist, in case I have any queries! |
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By *amiss OP Couple
over a year ago
chelmsford |
"Gokd sale on in Curries atm .
I just got a 32" JVC Smart TV with built in Firestick , Netflix, Freeview for £149 .
Just use your existing WIFI , no extra wires
Set up in 10 minutes
That sounds an excellent buy. Do they do one slightly bigger?
I assume so , I got this as it was a bargain but there are bigger JVC tallies on their site yes
Thanks, I'll have a browse later
My pleasure "
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By *amiss OP Couple
over a year ago
chelmsford |
"Also we still use a DVD player, I take it that can also be plugged in?
As long as the TV has enough hdmi ports, you can plug in as many devices as there are ports "
Oh excellent , that's something else I need to take into consideration thank you. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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If your DVD player is an HDMI connection, you will need a tv that has at least 2 hdmi inputs, more is better. If it's an old dvd player it may still be scart. With Sky Q, not all tv's can work with the Sky Q remote but you will still be able to use the sky q remote for the box, and the original remote for the tv. |
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By *amiss OP Couple
over a year ago
chelmsford |
"If your DVD player is an HDMI connection, you will need a tv that has at least 2 hdmi inputs, more is better. If it's an old dvd player it may still be scart. With Sky Q, not all tv's can work with the Sky Q remote but you will still be able to use the sky q remote for the box, and the original remote for the tv. "
Aah thank you. It's a Sky hd+ box. Yes the DVD player has an HDMI connection |
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By *emini ManMan
over a year ago
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Not so much a tip about which TV to get as opposed to where to get it - all John Lewis TVs come with a 5 year warranty (as opposed to the standard manufacturers 1 year that you have to pay to extend at other retailers) - so if you can find the model you want at John Lewis is worth considering.
As others have said looking at what ports are available on the TV and taking into account your existing peripherals (DVD player, PS/XBox etc) and ensuring you will be able to connect them is key. |
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By *amiss OP Couple
over a year ago
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"Not so much a tip about which TV to get as opposed to where to get it - all John Lewis TVs come with a 5 year warranty (as opposed to the standard manufacturers 1 year that you have to pay to extend at other retailers) - so if you can find the model you want at John Lewis is worth considering.
As others have said looking at what ports are available on the TV and taking into account your existing peripherals (DVD player, PS/XBox etc) and ensuring you will be able to connect them is key."
Thanks for that we often buy from John Lewis, for exactly that reason and their after sales service is excellent |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Don't know anything about TV's but just came on to say that Costco are open if you want to actually see what you are buying.
Currently have some good deals on the very large smart TVs. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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We have not long bought a Samsung Crystal UHD (they have various sizes). The picture quality is fantastic and are reasonably priced imo.
As said before, as long as it has enough HDMI ports for what you need then you'll be fine. Most people only use 2, 3 if you run a gaming console. And with a Netflix sub or the like you probably wouldn't need the DVD player |
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By *amiss OP Couple
over a year ago
chelmsford |
"Don't know anything about TV's but just came on to say that Costco are open if you want to actually see what you are buying.
Currently have some good deals on the very large smart TVs."
Thank you, lovely |
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By *amiss OP Couple
over a year ago
chelmsford |
"We have not long bought a Samsung Crystal UHD (they have various sizes). The picture quality is fantastic and are reasonably priced imo.
As said before, as long as it has enough HDMI ports for what you need then you'll be fine. Most people only use 2, 3 if you run a gaming console. And with a Netflix sub or the like you probably wouldn't need the DVD player"
Oh that's interesting, never thought of that, thank you |
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"Well what is yer budget??
We don't really have one, just want what is the most easy to set up and operate "
I bought a 55 Samsung in Jan last year, its excellent but if I had the money on the day Sony all the way, they are all easy set up and operate these days so it's picture quality your after, Sony are miles ahead and harvey Norman doing a deal here on a 55so maybe check there. |
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By *amiss OP Couple
over a year ago
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"Well what is yer budget??
We don't really have one, just want what is the most easy to set up and operate I bought a 55 Samsung in Jan last year, its excellent but if I had the money on the day Sony all the way, they are all easy set up and operate these days so it's picture quality your after, Sony are miles ahead and harvey Norman doing a deal here on a 55so maybe check there. "
Thanks so much, I will take a look, we've had Sony products before and had no problems with them |
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By *amiss OP Couple
over a year ago
chelmsford |
"Just one last thing to consider. If you guys watch live sport then make sure the refresh rate/frame rate is decent. You'll want 60hz minimum imo"
Oh gosh, never heard of that ,good tip! Yes we watch a lot of sport |
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"Just one last thing to consider. If you guys watch live sport then make sure the refresh rate/frame rate is decent. You'll want 60hz minimum imo
Oh gosh, never heard of that ,good tip! Yes we watch a lot of sport "
That's what I personally look for. Most TVs are 'of good quality' but if it has a bad refresh rate whilst watching sport you'll find that a ball for example has a 'streamer' chasing it. |
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By *amiss OP Couple
over a year ago
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"Just one last thing to consider. If you guys watch live sport then make sure the refresh rate/frame rate is decent. You'll want 60hz minimum imo
Oh gosh, never heard of that ,good tip! Yes we watch a lot of sport
That's what I personally look for. Most TVs are 'of good quality' but if it has a bad refresh rate whilst watching sport you'll find that a ball for example has a 'streamer' chasing it."
Aah I see what you mean |
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By *yesgreenMan
over a year ago
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"Just one last thing to consider. If you guys watch live sport then make sure the refresh rate/frame rate is decent. You'll want 60hz minimum imo
Oh gosh, never heard of that ,good tip! Yes we watch a lot of sport
That's what I personally look for. Most TVs are 'of good quality' but if it has a bad refresh rate whilst watching sport you'll find that a ball for example has a 'streamer' chasing it.
Aah I see what you mean "
Wont be very easy to set up if your wearing very little, But the remote control does most of the work now and I agree Samsung great tv |
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By *amiss OP Couple
over a year ago
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"Just one last thing to consider. If you guys watch live sport then make sure the refresh rate/frame rate is decent. You'll want 60hz minimum imo
Oh gosh, never heard of that ,good tip! Yes we watch a lot of sport
That's what I personally look for. Most TVs are 'of good quality' but if it has a bad refresh rate whilst watching sport you'll find that a ball for example has a 'streamer' chasing it.
Aah I see what you mean Wont be very easy to set up if your wearing very little, But the remote control does most of the work now and I agree Samsung great tv "
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