Replacement TV

ballyblack

Yes. It replaces firestick etc.

Android is just another form of Smart Tv that Sony uses & works well

https://www.iptvinsider.com/android-tv-vs-smart-tv/

Neil_Jones

Android you might know better from your mobile phone, the green robot?

stator

Get a smart TV, has extra features you will want at some time.
Like Chromecast, where you can stream content from your Android phone or tablet, directly to the TV

wongataa

ballyblack wrote: »

Smart Tv's are wifi connected to the internet.

So you can get iplayer, netflix etc

Buy a smart TV! its not much extra

The Sony you are considering is also Android which you can get more Apps on it


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It is practically impossible to buy a non smart TV.

mobileron

Make sure you buy from Richersounds or John Lewis for the 5 year free warranty.

Neil_Jones

wongataa wrote: »

It is practically impossible to buy a non smart TV.

No it isn't.
I can see 22 of them at Argos.

psychic_teabag

My concern with smart TVs is that the manufacturer has no incentive to issue firmware updates for older models. So as protocols evolve, apps such as iplayer could stop working and there's not a lot you can do about it. If the smarts are external (eg firestick) it's a lot cheaper (and less wasteful) to replace that to restore the functionality, rather than having to replace the whole TV.

Biggus_Dickus

All TV’s can receive Freeview but as you have Broadband you may find it advantageous to buy a TV with ‘Freeview Play’ facility;... Freeview Play is completely free and combines catch-up, on-demand services and live television together in one place. Freeview Play doesn’t cover every channel though.

wongataa

Neil_Jones wrote: »

No it isn't.
I can see 22 of them at Argos.

I bet they are all cheap low end products. If you are looking at something half decent it will likely be 'smart'. I wouldn't really worry about smartness anyway. You don't have to use it.

melbury

psychic_teabag wrote: »

My concern with smart TVs is that the manufacturer has no incentive to issue firmware updates for older models. So as protocols evolve, apps such as iplayer could stop working and there's not a lot you can do about it. If the smarts are external (eg firestick) it's a lot cheaper (and less wasteful) to replace that to restore the functionality, rather than having to replace the whole TV.

That is really worth considering - do you think it is likely to happen?

My OH seems to think that we will get a better wifi connection with a smart TV, but I would have thought that it wouldn't be any different to the firestick, which is sometimes a bit slow and hangs a bit. Surely that is all down to our wifi router and where it is located isn't it?