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Currently looking for a new TV.
Usually buy only Samsung or Sony. I want this one to be 65" or bigger. I know we would like to get one that can handle all of our streaming services.
Netflix
Prime
HBOMax
AppleTVPlus
DisneyPlus
I want to get rid of our external appletv box, and I was reading that only certain brands get HBOMax.
Would love some recommendations and if you guys have any of these services and if they are all available on your brand of SmartTV. Thanks!
 
One of you UberNerds who has the power, please move to OT. Thanks.
 
THE HCP said:
Currently looking for a new TV.
Usually buy only Samsung or Sony. I want this one to be 65" or bigger. I know we would like to get one that can handle all of our streaming services.
Netflix
Prime
HBOMax
AppleTVPlus
DisneyPlus
I want to get rid of our external appletv box, and I was reading that only certain brands get HBOMax.
Would love some recommendations and if you guys have any of these services and if they are all available on your brand of SmartTV. Thanks!
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Just saw on Best Buy Black Friday a Samsung 70” is only $529.

Great deal. Got the same TV only a couple years older and it’s great
 
MickZagger said:
Just saw on Best Buy Black Friday a Samsung 70” is only $529.

Great deal. Got the same TV only a couple years older and it’s great
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I saw this tv. Saw a couple others in that range. Was actually planning on spending more, but this would be great. Do you know if you can get HBOMax or AppleTVPlus
 
Smart TVs are horrible. Just get the best picture for the best price you can and install a box that handles what you want. Fire TV, chromecast, Nvidia shield, Roku, etc. Or even a windows pc via hdmi.

You'll get better user interface, better features, better security with more frequent and less painful updates for a longer period of time.
 
I bought this one a couple months ago and don't have any complaints at all. It has the services you mentioned but it hasa Apple TV not Plus. That said I bought an Ultra (4K) ROKU because I can't stand the Samsung interface.
I went with it because of the 240 motion rate because I do some gaming on it. Plus between Costco, Samsung and the free Allstate warranty its covered for 5 yrs.Some reviews say its too dark for watching movies but it seems
more than bright enough to me. Theres some calibrations posted online that may make it better but I haven't bothered as of yet. One con is that it doesn't support Dolby Vision.

I got it for $749 at Costco on sale but their Black Friday sale is showing it at $799, don't know whats up with that.

https://www.samsung.com/us/televisi...uhd-hdr-smart-tv--2020--un65ru9000fxza/#specs
 
Samsung would be my choice, comes with most of those apps pre installed except for HBO max, but you can add it. Also some of those apps run best on a Samsung, at least compared to my PS4 and vice versa.
 
THE HCP said:
Currently looking for a new TV.
Usually buy only Samsung or Sony. I want this one to be 65" or bigger. I know we would like to get one that can handle all of our streaming services.
Netflix
Prime
HBOMax
AppleTVPlus
DisneyPlus
I want to get rid of our external appletv box, and I was reading that only certain brands get HBOMax.
Would love some recommendations and if you guys have any of these services and if they are all available on your brand of SmartTV. Thanks!
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what's your budget?
 
I got a 55" TCL w/ Roku from Costco last year for $240. Nice TV, great TV for the price. Does all the things a TV should do. This was the first time having Roku, it's okay.

Never heard of TCL but I figured if Costco carries it then it can't be a complete piece of shit.
 
We have bought a few cheaper new TVs lately and I have to say I have been impressed with the new integrated interfaces. We have a Hisense Roku TV and a Sony with android. Both are pretty great and even being on the cheaper side, they handle the program navigation with little lag. I also have a more expensive Samsung TV and while it's a quality device, I really don't like it's Interface set up.

Another note is that HBO max availability is annoying but don't worry about it too much, AT&T is negotiating with most platforms they are just trying to use it for leverage and are kind of being jerks, but it's a matter of time
 
SlyPokerDog said:
I got a 55" TCL w/ Roku from Costco last year for $240. Nice TV, great TV for the price. Does all the things a TV should do. This was the first time having Roku, it's okay.

Never heard of TCL but I figured if Costco carries it then it can't be a complete piece of shit.
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I have a Roku TV in my bedroom one of those cheap chinese brands (just checked its Insignia, Best Buy's in house brand). You really need to get the Roku speakers, they make a huge difference and are easy to sync.

TVs are basically disposable nowadays. So cheap that they aren't worth to fix. Unless you are a total home theatre geek or playing tons of video games (which is probably HCP), these TCL/etc brands are fine I think. If you use Apple TV to get apple content, just keep the Apple TV set up or get the latest. I hate the little candy bar remote and I replaced mine with Google TV with Chromecast, which is so much better.

I'm thinking of getting the Roku Soundbar, the cheap one is on sale. not sure tho, I have a samsung one I got for like 80 bucks, its ok.
 
EL PRESIDENTE said:
I have a Roku TV in my bedroom one of those cheap chinese brands. You really need to get the Roku speakers, they make a huge difference and are easy to sync.

TVs are basically disposable nowadays. So cheap that they aren't worth to fix. Unless you are a total home theatre geek or playing tons of video games (which is probably HCP), these TCL/etc brands are fine I think.
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I've got a Samsung soundbar in the bedroom and a Polk in the living. Both sync up just fine with the TVs.
 
I' ve got two Sharps'. The older 50" is 11 years old and still works great. For the money endurance and picture, I promote this brand.
 
EL PRESIDENTE said:
I have a Roku TV in my bedroom one of those cheap chinese brands (just checked its Insignia, Best Buy's in house brand). You really need to get the Roku speakers, they make a huge difference and are easy to sync.

TVs are basically disposable nowadays. So cheap that they aren't worth to fix. Unless you are a total home theatre geek or playing tons of video games (which is probably HCP), these TCL/etc brands are fine I think. If you use Apple TV to get apple content, just keep the Apple TV set up or get the latest. I hate the little candy bar remote and I replaced mine with Google TV with Chromecast, which is so much better.

I'm thinking of getting the Roku Soundbar, the cheap one is on sale. not sure tho, I have a samsung one I got for like 80 bucks, its ok.
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I have a full surround sound setup in my bedroom as it starts with a 50" Samsung 4k tv, Pioneer Elite THX receiver. 3 NHT speakers across the front (some of the best small speakers available), a 12" M&K 200 watt subwoofer and 2 Paradigm ADP 150 surround speakers along with a Sony 4k UHD Blu Ray player. It pretty much kicks ass. I'm pretty fussy about my picture and sound.
 
Thanks for the input. Still researching. As far as audio goes, we have SONOS all over the house.
 
Roku is best because they have a one search function for all the streaming services. You don’t have to check them one by one to find the movie you want to see.
 
Honestly, Kodi with Seren and real debrid gives you literally everything you could ever want, except live sports for about $5 per month.

And if you add "the crew" you get most live sports as well.
 
VanillaGorilla said:
I have the LG C9 OLED. I absolutely love it. Got it on black friday last year.
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But as was said here, smart TV software leaves much to be desired. I've used Chromecasts for years, got the new one that has a remote and it's working great.
 
THE HCP said:
Currently looking for a new TV.
Usually buy only Samsung or Sony. I want this one to be 65" or bigger. I know we would like to get one that can handle all of our streaming services.
Netflix
Prime
HBOMax
AppleTVPlus
DisneyPlus
I want to get rid of our external appletv box, and I was reading that only certain brands get HBOMax.
Would love some recommendations and if you guys have any of these services and if they are all available on your brand of SmartTV. Thanks!
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Two comments about Samsung:
1. Our first Samsung conked out after our warranty expired a month earlier. Shit shit shit. So I went out on the web to see if anyone else had that problem. Sure enough a lot of people had that problem. One guy supplied a video on how to fix it. It was a power supply problem. Now I don't know a lot about TVs but I do know a lot about power supplies. I could see that it was an electrolytic capacitor that went out. I've fixed more than 100 bad electrolytic capacitors in my days at Tektronix when I worked as a technician and before that as an assembler. After my technician days and after my graduation from college I became an electrical engineer. So, I felt comfortable repairing my TV. I knew what to look for in a bad electrolytic capacitor and I could tell from the capacitance of the one installed that it was undersized for the task. I went to Radio Shack and bought one that I knew would do the job, installed it and it worked like a charm. About 6 months later I went to a TV repair shop and was told the repair would cost more than the TV was worth. I swore off Samsungs.
2. We bought a new Samsung because it had the best picture of any TV at Costco. We've now had it for over six years ago and it's worked flawlessly.

Samsung seems to have the best technology in the business except for that one power supply that had some idiot, perhaps the president's son, do an idiotic job with that capacitor.

To sum it up, I'd go with the Samsung.

By the way, the real son of the President of Samsung was the best friend of my great nephew while attending Oregon Episcopal School in Progress. a fabulous elementary and high school that was built around a family church by a bishop who had dinner a few times at my house when I was a little boy of about 9. Okay, i threw all that in there because I wanted to brag but I have so little to brag about that I ask you to give me that.
 
Went ahead and went the lower end model Samsung. 65” 4K.
The reviews were fantastic and to be totally honest, I couldn’t turn down the price.
Originally $900, BlackFriday deal $525, open box $400!!!!!
We have had very good experiences with open box products from Best Buy over the years.
Comes tomorrow.
Curious where am I going to find true 4K content? Not that big of a deal, just wouldn’t mind seeing what it looks like.
 
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