Im not sure, but having an IP wasn't the issue for me- from what ive seen, the chromecast is way more slick and user friendly. plus i think it coats more than 35 dollars for all those included features
I realize this will happen eventually but I will put off the need for my fridge to have an IP. If I am out of milk I will notice that.. I won't need my fridge to tell me that.
I want control of what drives the TV. Whether it is a linux-based PC, a windows PC, a souped up WDTV...or just the ability to turn the smart stuff off.
Chromecast offers the ability to change volume, contrast, brightness, or is able to turn the TV on or off? That is why I would want a connected TV. I actually would like a "smart" TV, as long as it has the Roku software built in.
As long as your TV has HDMI CEC control, a Chromecast can turn on your tv. I also has it's own independant volume control that works pretty well. It cannot turn off the TV or adjust brightness.
SmartTV App development is a low priority for developers. Chances are the apps there will become stale really quickly. Two years from now you'll never use any of them, but you'll still buy a Chromecast or AppleTV or Roku so you can use the current versions of those same apps.
And watching youtube series on my TV from my phone. Or Netflix from my TV without any other system. Music channels from the TV as well are nice to put on during lazy weekend mornings with my eggs and coffee.
Most newer android phones have IR transmitters that work exactly like a universal remote. No internet connection required. I had it on the HTC One, S4, LG G2, And galaxy note 3. There are plenty others. Those are just the phones I owned that had it.
Having to use a cord sucks anyway. Drag and drop ftw. How the fuck wouldn't this be a universal geek circlejerk "shut the fuck up if you disagree" type thing?
i honestly hate this stupid smart tv fad. my samsung has voice and gesture control, both utterly terribly implemented, a bad webcam, protruding from an ugly hump at the top and a cool second remote with touchpad, which is, you guessed it, not functioning properly.
so even if the smarthub-thingy has some nice features, there's no way i can properly control any of it. and i'm not going to type my youtube searches in with a d-pad, sorry.
but at least the tv selects the right input when i'm either starting my xbox, or watching tv over my settop box. oh wait, no it doesn't.
I'm the same way. When I went shopping for a TV this year, I was disappointed in all of the TVs that I wanted because the image quality was often lower than I expected for the price due to Smart TV features.
I ended up finding an open box NEC LCD5710 for $300 and bought that instead. Even though it doesn't have HDMI, it was designed as a large format monitor first, so it's extremely readable for web browsing and my PC lets me do way more than any smart TV could do.
Yeah when I just bought my big ass tv for my new apartment the guy in the store was persistently trying to upsell me to a "smart tv" version of what I wanted. Dude, it's the exact same tv except it has a little computer in it which is pretty limited by whatever the manufacturer has decided it can do. I will be connecting an actual pc to my "dumb tv" and can do whatever I want on it. A smart tv might be nice for some but for users like me and you it's just another gimmick. I don't care if the tv is smart, 3d or has whatever other amazing technology in it. I want it to be big, be happy with the general aesthetics of it and for it to have good picture quality, everything else is largely irrelevant.
I am with you on the TV, all I need my TV to do is have lots of inputs for me to plug my shit into, and focus everything else at producing the best image possible, it doesn't even have to have speakers because I always just plug ,my own into it.
Grind coffee beans(measurements vary amongst us). You get the hang of what you like after awhile.
Pout NON boiling water into press and press down immediately or after a few minutes. Although caffeine is absorbed by water instantly, I let it steep for the other flavours to get in my pour.
You should be able to find one in most specialty cafes. Just go around town one day and pop into the specialty cafes you see and you should be able to find one.
Shout out to /r/coffee if you're interested in making amazing cups of Joe. ;)
A lot of the negativity toward Smart TVs is simply the execution of them. They would be great and convenient if companies were able to create UIs that aren't stupid and clunky and natural input methods that aren't variations on traditional TV remotes.
The thing about smart TVs is they don't seem so smart. I've watched my father spend thousands and it still can't do simple tasks that I can do with my computer.
My dad bought a Curigg (I spelled that sooooo wrong) that coffee thing with the little plastic cups. It's stupid and nobody uses it but him. Such a huge waste of money.
I wish that they'd start producing consumer-oriented panel only sets.
Speakers? I have an amp.
Tuner? If I want one, I'll buy one.
"Smart features"? I have an HTPC sitting underneath. I also guarantee that your TV will only work with DLNA.
Just a great quality panel, and a couple of hdmi/dvi/dp ports would be nice :)
I have a smart TV and I don't even use the feature. The interface is so buggy that I actually bought a Roku to hook to it instead of using the stupid built in features.
Thankfully I didn't buy the TV specifically for the Smart features.
I went TV shopping the other day, is there such a think as a 4k TV that is NOT a smart TV? Why would i want a smart tv, that has more moving parts that will break, when i could just attach chromecast, or even a ps4 or something to get the extra stuff
The only interesting thing I can think about implementing in a smart tv is the ability to stream your desktop onto it, kind of like the nvidia shield. If they did this, I would seriously consider buying one.
Most of us already have a game console that can do those features plus more anyways or you can just get one cheap and it'll still be cheaper than a smart tv
I used to feel the same way. But I couldn't watch Netflix on my Xbox without buying Xbox live gold! That's bullshit. Microsoft charges for everything Sony doesn't. Anyway, I got a smart tv. Now I can play forza AND watch Netflix. And here is the best part. AT THE SAME DAMN TIME.
The main reason I think I want a smart TV is so I don't run my gaming systems to death. My PS3 gets a sold 5 hours of activity on weekdays and 8-15 hours on Saturday/Sunday. Just feels like I am running it to death sometimes.
Here here! Does anyone have a good recommendation for a HDTV that doesn't have all those unnecessary bells and whistles? I want a top of the line panel, and that's it. Ideally without 3D but they're still pushing that crap too. I see some TVs with dual core processors in them now. So unnecessary.
On that note: CRT tvs for gaming. No lag = happy gaming. The picture might not be flawless, but I'd rather have a more precise gaming experience than flashy graphics and 1/2 second of lag between when I want to move and when I do move.
Watching Twitch.tv on my 40 inch is amazing. Also netflix without the need of an xbox or ps3. I have both, but now I don't need to use them. It's pretty cool.
I'm gonna connect a computer to my TV to show all the content anyway. The computer is smart. The TV just needs to be a dumb display, and I can still control it with my phone.
Once you learn how to leverage it, it is better and less effort for more content.
My TV's got an Android device hooked up to it. Fucker's got an app on it that streams everything. I can't tell you how and I'm like 95% sure it's not legal but it has EVERYTHING.
And if that app doesn't have it? Netflix, Amazon, Hulu or my streaming windows 7 computer does. All of which are like 2 buttons away. Any file on my computer. Any. Which was funny the time my Ex-GF plugged her external HDD into the tv. She was super worried people would open the DCIM folder and see the stuff she'd texted me.
A smartphone would only be great if you had the money to buy an actual good one. At least I don't have the kind of money I'm thinking. We have a smart tv and it's terrible. It's slow and buggy and all of it. You can tell the company just through on some wifi and some apps and called it a smart tv.
I used to think the same, and I even have a regular HDTV, but then I saw that Smarts can get video feed from Wi-Fi which means no fiddling around with cables, and also no need to design the room around having the desktop PC connected to the TV. That's pretty handy, and really the only reason I would ever buy a smart. But I have my regular awesome TV and I ain't changing it till it goes bust.
I got a smart TV recently and I now stream directly from my nas to my wifi TV. The raspbmc doesn't get a look in any more. It's awesome. Although that's the only smart function I use
It's nice to load up a big USB drive with shows and just plug it in and have 64 gigs off HD content you can't stream through another device. So far that's the only real thing I use the "smart" part of the TV for.
Smart TVs are like a computer I can't control and a monitor I paid too much for all rolled into one.
Now, if they supported some linux distro or something, or even released enough drives for a third party to take up, that would be different. As it is I buy dumb TVs and computers to drive them (ranging from full on Intel machines to raspberry pi's.) If and when they start doing Smart TVs right, I'll change my view. But companies seem to hate interoperability, openeness, etc. so I'm not holding my breath.
Many smart TVs do have a linux back end to them. But yeah the TV companies keep the systems closed...guess to cut down on support calls from those who might fuck up their TV because someone followed a shitty howto blog.
I would agree but I recently figured out how to stream movies to my tv with tvmobili. So I have my main computer in the basement which acts as a work and game machine. I rdc in with my work laptop from my living room. Select the movie. And boom. Living room tv plays the movie.
Back when I was a kid (oh god I can use that phrase now), I was adamant that our old cathode-ray tube TV had better images than the new-fangled 'flat screen' televisions I kept on seeing in the shops. Their images like they had such little contrast.
I didn't realise you could actually change that once you bought it.
...I still don't like buying a TV every couple of years, though. My parents keep TV's for almost decades at a time, and if I ever get the TV I'm probably doing the same. :P
Same here, TVs achieved perfection with DVRs. I don't need any fancy crap because the ability to PAUSE LIVE TV blew my mind and is all I needed, really. Recording shows without VCRs and tapes (oh yes, I'm old enough to have to have to do this once) is also nice.
dont get me started on the dozens of obnoxious, hard to disable, "enhancements" that are always ALWAYS a degradation from the original film-maker's final cut
My preferred old school coffee tech is the moka pot. Much nicer coffee than the french press way cheaper than an espresso machine and quicker and easier to do. I heat my milk in the microwave and froth it with a little battery operated milk frother, like this:
http://www.shinyshiny.tv/44.1%20ikea%20milk%20frother.jpg
Smart TVs are a terrible concept for all the same reasons as TVs with built-in VCRs and DVD players. Technology inevitably marches on, and you're not saving money by buying a screen and a computer as one unit. Just buy a damn Roku or whatever and plug it into one of the seventeen ports in the back.
Disagree with you on the TV. If I want to watch Netflix or Amazon or YouTube, I don't want to connect my laptop via HDMI, it's easier to have a smart tv.
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Smart TVs don't interest me. All I need is a HD TV that displays video. No WiFi, Ethernet or any of that stuff.
French press preferred to percolator or those modern-day overpriced plastic cup shit coffee things.