lol yah Id like a new computer chair/desk and shelf.
where are you hoping the deals are? which stores or sites?
A 65" 4K OLED TV for under $3,000.
Probably won't happen until BF 2018 though.
I semi take back my earlier post. I've been meaning to get an (yes, my first!) HDTV for a while now but never quite got around to it (what can I say? I watch very little TV.) It almost literally just occurred to me that at this point, BF would be a good time to do that.
Don't have anything special in mind. For my purposes, I don't see any point in looking at 4Ks yet, just need something 1080p with a good picture in the 40"-43" range, preferably with 120 Hz refresh. Being less than thrilled with the idea of being "tracked" by Yet Another group of marketers, I'd even prefer a dumb one. But I don't imagine the better sets or deals will be dumb, so I've basically resigned myself to "paying for," but just not using, whatever smart functionality it comes with...
No, I'm not that paranoid*.:hmm: That's what I meant by "not using" smart functionality - not plugging the thing into the Internet at all. (But it's not just surfing and other "Internet" activity "they" track. For whatever the reason, this never seemed to have gotten much press here in the US, but see, for example: "Researchers: All Smart TVs spy on you, Sony monitors all channel switches", on myce.com. But as you say, if it can't "call home," it can't report anything...)I don't understand how you will be "tracked" though? If you aren't using the smart features just don't plug an ethernet cable into it or put in your WiFi credentials. If it's not on the network it can't call home!
Yep, that's the part I meant when I said I'd "resigned myself" to it. I'm certainly not willing to go with a second-best set just to avoid the mere existence of the "smart" circuitry. I just consider it to be in the same irritating category as cable TV "sports surcharges" that I have to pay, even though I wouldn't watch 'em on TV unless you put a gun to my head... And unlike the latter, at least I won't have to keep paying more for a smart TV month after month.Worst part is they charge the "smart tv" premium for features I don't want/use.
Worst part is they charge the "smart tv" premium for features I don't want/use.
I have a computer hooked to my TV.Yeah... the Smart TV manufacturers do a lousy job of keeping the software up to date. The apps seem to start breaking about six months after the TV isn't available anymore in retail channels. I can only imagine the number of unpatched security holes on those systems as well.
I'd rather have a "dumb" TV and add something like a Roku or Apple TV to it instead. At least those will get a few years of firmware updates.
I ended up ordering a Toshiba 40L310U (39.5"), one of yesterday's daily deals at Best Buy, for $200 (plus tax, but FS.) It is dumb, but it's neither "high end"I might be looking for a new HDTV (definitely not my first, though!) and I don't care for all the smart features either. Unfortunately all the higher end sets usually have those features
I ended up ordering a Toshiba 40L310U (39.5"), one of yesterday's daily deals at Best Buy, for $200 (plus tax, but free shipping.)
I noticed that too, but - 40" or 49"* - there's very little chance I'll be interested in/willing to deal with the crowds working themselves into a frenzy to get at the 6-12 of 'em that they'll have in stock at any given store. (And I'm sure as hell not about to line up outside before they open!) [ETA: Other than that one set, I didn't see anything else in the HDTV thread here that really even comes close to this deal. So far, so good.] In any event, should something better come along, maybe even in early January '16, like I said, I'll just return this one... I've managed to go this long without HDTV, I can wait a couple more weeks to even unbox it.:biggrin:Isn't that the TV that Best Buy will have for $149.99 in store on Black Friday?
* Edit *
I see the Black Friday deal will be the 49" rather than the 40" model.
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