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Buying Smart TV
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As you have a perfectly good TV the add on box is the way to go.
It will be cheaper than a new TV and will get you into the options so you are better clued up when you get your next TV.
Do you have sky or Virgin now or just using freeview?
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We went with NowTV, first box was a free one pricing error at Tesco) it supports all the things we need for now and the subscriptions stuff is cheap when you find the offers.0 -
Do be careful if buying a new tv - not all smart tv's have the same apps built into them. I've had to discount a couple as they either do not have netflix or a regular browser installed, and with no chance of adding them later
take it you mean internet browser. if so, why would you want a browser on a tv? last time i tried to use one it was useless. have things improved?
as people have said smart tvs are not that smart"The Holy Writ of Gloucester Rugby Club demands: first, that the forwards shall win the ball; second, that the forwards shall keep the ball; and third, the backs shall buy the beer." - Doug Ibbotson0 -
Most TVs have an HDMI port and you could use that to connect your lap top to the tv and access internet."A nation's greatness is measured by how it treats its weakest members." ~ Mahatma Gandhi
Ride hard or stay home :iloveyou:0 -
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Without a subscription to Amazon Prime/Netfix, your 'Smart' TV will be limited to free services, like youtube, BBC iPlayer ect.
Netflix is £7.49 a month, Amazon is £79 a year. I've had both, and am sticking with Amazon - the combination of music streaming, video and free next-day (or same day) deliveries is pretty good.
You might find the 'smart' bit of a smart tv only ever getting used for BBC Iplayer, if you don't have another subscription.
Wait for black Friday, get one of the new Amazon Fire Sticks at a reduced price - that'd be the MSE way to turn a TV smart.0 -
Non smart TV with HDMI connections and an amazon fire stick loaded with Kodi is all you need.0
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Thank you all so much for your very helpful replies, which I have only just got back to.
I did go ahead and order an Amazon Firestick before seeing your replies about Black Friday:(
Hopefully that will work for all I need.Stopped smoking 27/12/2007, but could start again at any time :eek:0
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