Are Smart TVs worth the extra expense?

space2ground1

Hi all,

I'm hoping to spend up to €450 on a new tv for the living room in the next while. We've got the apple TV box and with UPC we have access to plenty of On Demand / RTE player etc.

Ive been going through the specs of some TVs and I'm wondering if there's any real benefit to us of spending the money on a Smart TV. We don't want Netflix etc as we rarely get the TV from the kids long enough to watch a film.

At the moment I'm thinking more of trying to buy a full HD 37-40" with a thin rim around it.

Question is.. Am I really mad not to upgrade to a smart TV at this point? I'm wondering what I'm missing!

Any recommendations would be excellent.
Thanks!

Gmol

Wouldn't bother Tbh would get a cheaper hd tv and a smart surround sound system

dubrov

If you can already get RTE player and Youtube with UPC I wouldn't bother.

The internet browsers on Smart TVs are generally almost unusable.

3mm

You would be better off with a bigger Hd tv than a Smart Tv

cuculainn

I have two....and they are handy for netflx and rte players etc.....and detecting nas etc....
if you already have these already I wouldnt bother....

cuculainn

Also its hard to get a tv with ethernet connection that isnt a smart tv

space2ground1

I think that just confirms my hunch. I'll be plugging in the apple tv and the UPC HD DVR box and that'll be that.

These are the two I've narrowed it down to. They pretty much fit the budget and 39" would be perfect. Any opinions on which to choose would be brilliant!

LG 39"

Samsung 39"

Gmol

space2ground1 wrote: »

I think that just confirms my hunch. I'll be plugging in the apple tv and the UPC HD DVR box and that'll be that.

These are the two I've narrowed it down to. They pretty much fit the budget and 39" would be perfect. Any opinions on which to choose would be brilliant!

LG 39"

Samsung 39"

There is a 42' LG on special in power city for 499.

space2ground1

Gmol wrote: »

There is a 42' LG on special in power city for 499.

We're gonna stick to the 39". Its not a huge room so don't want to go any bigger than that. We've a 32" at the moment thats being replaced.

Gmol

space2ground1 wrote: »

We're gonna stick to the 39". Its not a huge room so don't want to go any bigger than that. We've a 32" at the moment thats being replaced.

No worries enjoy

CSSE09

I bought this last week http://www.powercity.ie/?par=10-13-39F5000&pages=1&prod=39F5000&brands=samsung&image=

Absolutely delighted with it, hooked up to a ps4 the picture quality is fantastic.

Sam Mac

The majority of TV's nowadays come with Smart features anyway. However you can just connect up your laptop via HDMI to any TV and show what you like.

I do agree that the browsers built in to TVs are absolutely sh1t.

space2ground1

CSSE09 wrote: »

I bought this last week http://www.powercity.ie/?par=10-13-39F5000&pages=1&prod=39F5000&brands=samsung&image=

Absolutely delighted with it, hooked up to a ps4 the picture quality is fantastic.

That looks like a great deal. It fits the bill perfectly.

CSSE09

space2ground1 wrote: »

That looks like a great deal. It fits the bill perfectly.

You wouldn't be disappointed I can't say enough how clear and sharp the screen is,thought I'd have to spend at least 700 to get something as good. The time I spent reading reviews really paid off.

space2ground1

Sorted with the Samsung. Thanks a lot for the advice!

Gmol

space2ground1 wrote: »

Sorted with the Samsung. Thanks a lot for the advice!

Happy viewing