65 inch tv

[overherebc]

Anyone out there got suggestions for a 65" tv but NOT a 'smart' tv.

[johng]

I think it might be hard to find one without the "Smart TV" bit these days

the "dumb" ones are often only a few hundred baht cheaper anyway.

You can use a "Smart Tv"  like a "dumb" one  just add an Adroid box,Firestick,AppleTv etc etc  to one of the HDMI in ports.

[overherebc]

10 minutes ago, johng said:

I think it might be hard to find one without the "Smart TV" bit these days

the "dumb" ones are often only a few hundred baht cheaper anyway.

You can use a "Smart Tv"  like a "dumb" one  just add an Adroid box,Firestick,AppleTv etc etc  to one of the HDMI in ports.

Just want to steer clear of the 'everything sent back' to the maker etc syndrome.

[LosLobo]

LG C1.

[ignis]

10 minutes ago, johng said:

I think it might be hard to find one without the "Smart TV" bit these days

the "dumb" ones are often only a few hundred baht cheaper anyway.

You can use a "Smart Tv"  like a "dumb" one  just add an Adroid box,Firestick,AppleTv etc etc  to one of the HDMI in ports.

Why ?  plenty of Android TV - 4K - 65" about,  from 17,000 baht up.   feel sure I saw them in SALES from 13.xxx baht so dirt cheap

 

Bought a Smart TV a few years ago, hopeless so never used the smart bit, back then Android  were rare, had to buy a new Android box to get what I wanted.

[johng]

3 minutes ago, ignis said:

Why ? 

Because the original poster said NOT a smart tv ?

[mtls2005]

4K? 1080p?

 

Budget?

 

entry level, mid-range, high end?

 

What do you watch mostly? Sports, movies, streaming.

 

Do you do any gaming?

 

 

[overherebc]

27 minutes ago, mtls2005 said:

4K? 1080p?

 

Budget?

 

entry level, mid-range, high end?

 

What do you watch mostly? Sports, movies, streaming.

 

Do you do any gaming?

 

 

In order

4K.

Doesn't matter.

Sports/UK tv.

No.

[Jai Dee]

Powerbuy has a special on at the moment for an online order of the Hisense 65 inch 4K UHD LED TV at 16,498 baht.

 

See here.

 

A neighbour of mine bought one recently and has connected it to an android box (running Kodi) and his 4K home theatre AV receiver... awesome picture and sound. He's really happy with it.

 

 

/Edit: I forgot to mention that the price includes free installation.

[overherebc]

20 minutes ago, Jai Dee said:

Powerbuy has a special on at the moment for an online order of the Hisense 65 inch 4K UHD LED TV at 16,498 baht.

 

See here.

 

A neighbour of mine bought one recently and has connected it to an android box (running Kodi) and his 4K home theatre AV receiver... awesome picture and sound. He's really happy with it.

 

 

/Edit: I forgot to mention that the price includes free installation.

Appears to be a Smart TV.

[Jai Dee]

5 minutes ago, overherebc said:

Appears to be a Smart TV.

 

Apart from the HDMI ARC connection (which sends the audio "upstream" to the AV receiver) when he casts YouTube video to the TV from his phone, he doesn't use any of the other "smart" functions of the TV. HDR is automatic.

 

He simply turns it on and all other controls are executed via his android box.

 

BTW, HDMI 2.0a cables were also needed in order to support HDR (from android box to TV and from android box to AV receiver).

[ignis]

5 hours ago, johng said:

Because the original poster said NOT a smart tv ?

The why was to  'You can use a "Smart Tv"  like a "dumb" one  just add an Adroid box,'

 

so why ? as you can buy most TV's these days with Android, why would you buy a Smart TV and then add a Android box ?

[Salerno]

7 minutes ago, ignis said:

why would you buy a Smart TV and then add a Android box ?

More functionality and flexibility in the apps you can use.

[ignis]

8 minutes ago, Salerno said:

More functionality and flexibility in the apps you can use.

Many thanks

 

Never had a Android TV, had a few Android Boxes, the then older Android 5 needed replacing. also needed a new TV, replaced the TV as was told did everything, [no box needed] found out later the New Panasonic TV was Smart - or not so smart for my use, did not do everything so had to buy a new box anyway..

[Salerno]

1 minute ago, ignis said:

did not do everything so had to buy a new box anyway..

A story sadly often repeated. Great concept but poorly implemented in most cases, most likely due to legalities.

[vinny41]

Suggest to check TV reviews here its fairly easy to work out Thai model numbers from their US model numbers

for 4K the viewing distance from the TV should not be more than 4.ft

https://www.rtings.com/tv

 

Also you need to consider where you sit some TV's have poor viewing when watching from an angle 

[mtls2005]

5 hours ago, overherebc said:

In order

4K.

Doesn't matter.

Sports/UK tv.

No.

 

Why do you need 4K if you're streaming 480p best case?

 

And if budget doesn't matter just buy the most expensive 65 "/4K TV you can find.