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    From Denn Gray@VERT/OUTWEST to All on Sun Apr 9 21:58:26 2017
    Just bought a 43 inch Visio so called smart TV today, Brought it home and hooked it up, the Box showed several apps so I was like OKey Dokey, the Problem with this TV is that to stream from an app like Hulu or Netflix etc... is you have the stream to the TV through your smart phone, I am perplexed by this stupid so called Smart TV, (More like a dumb terminal) so now I need to rebox it, get a refund and buy a real Smart TV. should have done the resaerch 1st I guess, Usually I spend a couple of weeks googleing before I buy.
    I bought this POS at Sams Club.

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  • From jagossel@VERT/KK4QBN to Denn Gray on Mon Apr 10 07:22:01 2017
    Re: Smart TV's
    By: Denn Gray to All on Sun Apr 09 2017 09:58 pm

    Just bought a 43 inch Visio so called smart TV today, Brought it home and hooked it up, the Box showed several apps so I was like OKey Dokey, the Prob
    lem
    with this TV is that to stream from an app like Hulu or Netflix etc... is yo
    u
    have the stream to the TV through your smart phone, I am perplexed by this stupid so called Smart TV, (More like a dumb terminal) so now I need to rebo
    x
    it, get a refund and buy a real Smart TV. should have done the resaerch 1st
    I
    guess, Usually I spend a couple of weeks googleing before I buy.
    I bought this POS at Sams Club.


    I'm not sure if you're looking for a recommendation or just blowing off steam (looks more like the latter). However, I do recommend the TCL's RokuTV. It was a really nice TV we had, until our son somehow managed to knock it off the stand and cracked the LCD screen. For us, we were pretty happy wirh it and there were no additional hardware required.

    I agree with you that TV you're returning is NOT a Smart TV; I don't blame you for being upset and returning it right away.

    -jag
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  • From Mro@VERT/BBSESINF to Denn Gray on Mon Apr 10 21:42:38 2017
    Re: Smart TV's
    By: Denn Gray to All on Sun Apr 09 2017 09:58 pm

    Just bought a 43 inch Visio so called smart TV today, Brought it home and hooked it up, the Box showed several apps so I was like OKey Dokey, the Problem with this TV is that to stream from an app like Hulu or Netflix etc... is you have the stream to the TV through your smart phone, I am perplexed by this stupid so called Smart TV, (More like a dumb terminal) so now I need to rebox it, get a refund and buy a real Smart TV. should have done the resaerch 1st I guess, Usually I spend a couple of weeks googleing before I buy.
    I bought this POS at Sams Club.


    are you sure you cant just download apps that work the way you want them to work? also smart tvs suck. i'd get an android box and put kodi on it.
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  • From Denn Gray@VERT/OUTWEST to jagossel on Mon Apr 10 22:39:01 2017
    Re: Smart TV's
    By: jagossel to Denn Gray on Mon Apr 10 2017 07:22 am

    I'm not sure if you're looking for a recommendation or just blowing off stea (looks more like the latter). However, I do recommend the TCL's RokuTV. It w a really nice TV we had, until our son somehow managed to knock it off the stand and cracked the LCD screen. For us, we were pretty happy wirh it and there were no additional hardware required.

    both, I took your advise and bought the 43 inch TCL Roku TV thanx.
    my Wife loves it.

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  • From Jagossel@VERT/MTLGEEK to Denn Gray on Tue Apr 11 08:51:02 2017
    Re: Smart TV's
    By: Denn Gray to jagossel on Mon Apr 10 2017 22:39:01

    I'm not sure if you're looking for a recommendation or just blowing off s (looks more like the latter). However, I do recommend the TCL's RokuTV. I a really nice TV we had, until our son somehow managed to knock it off th stand and cracked the LCD screen. For us, we were pretty happy wirh it an there were no additional hardware required.

    both, I took your advise and bought the 43 inch TCL Roku TV thanx.
    my Wife loves it.

    Awesome! I am glad that the recommendation was helpful! :)

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  • From Denn Gray@VERT/OUTWEST to Mro on Tue Apr 11 09:02:53 2017
    Re: Smart TV's
    By: Mro to Denn Gray on Mon Apr 10 2017 09:42 pm

    are you sure you cant just download apps that work the way you want them to work? also smart tvs suck. i'd get an android box and put kodi on it.

    Yep, I read the manual, googled for info etc... no way I could find to add apps to the TV itself, Its ok though I just bought a Roku TV and I love it.

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