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Ask Soylent: Best Bang for Buck Television Purchase

posted by mrpg on Saturday January 20 2018, @05:44PM   Printer-friendly
from the i-hate-shopping dept.

Sulla writes:

So one of my three year old kids smashed my 65" LED flatscreen with a die-cast model of the Atlantis shuttle. I was fine with this and was not planning on buying a replacement in any haste but my wife keeps complaining. Would prefer at least 65"+ and absolutely not a smart tv. What suggestions do you have, companies to avoid, etc. Help me SN, you are probably my only hope of not just buying another spysung.

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  • (Score: 2, Informative) by Apparition on Saturday January 20 2018, @11:30PM (1 child)

    by Apparition (6835) on Saturday January 20 2018, @11:30PM (#625394) Journal

    Vizio learned their mistake from that and the 2017+ models now have your standard smart TV interface and remote control. Do note that they do not have a tuner, but they do sell tuners on their web site if you need it.

    FWIW, I have a 2017 Vizio P-model television/monitor. I do not have it hooked up to the Internet. Instead, I occasionally download firmware updates from the Vizio web site, put it on a USB stick, and update the television/monitor via the USB stick. I have a Roku Ultra hooked up to access Amazon Prime Video, Philo, and YouTube.

    I too highly recommend the 2017+ Vizio televisions/monitors. They really do give you the best bang for the buck. Some people will be upset that they do not come with a built-in tuner, but that's easily rectified for a small fee.

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday January 22 2018, @05:16AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Monday January 22 2018, @05:16AM (#625952)

    Shill with multiple accounts?