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Smart TV vs Smart Cast
Posted on 11/7/16 at 12:59 pm
Posted on 11/7/16 at 12:59 pm
I am looking to buy a new TV and here are my choices: Smart TV vs Smart Cast. I am pretty ignorant to both. Can anyone enlighten me??
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Posted on 11/7/16 at 1:05 pm to Pughater
smart cast sucks
frick vizio
frick vizio
Posted on 11/7/16 at 1:18 pm to Pughater
I respect that you hate pugs enough to make it your username.
Posted on 11/7/16 at 1:20 pm to rondo
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smart cast sucks frick vizio
Is this for real? I'm looking to get a 43in soon for my new house....I've been looking at Vizio with SmartCast vs not SmartCast (aka with tuner vs no tuner).....I'm leaning toward going with the tuner model although it is the lower series.
Posted on 11/7/16 at 1:41 pm to LSU316
Posted on 11/7/16 at 1:43 pm to Pughater
so you found one thread on reddit that has like 4 responses and that is "everything online"??
Posted on 11/7/16 at 1:44 pm to Pughater
don't buy smart anything on tv's. save the money and buy the same version without the smart features, then get an amazon firetv, firestick, or roku.....or, i guess, an appletv if you're a sucker.
Posted on 11/7/16 at 1:44 pm to Pughater
What are you casting with? Either way, a tv with cec and a streaming device are better.
Posted on 11/7/16 at 1:47 pm to junkfunky
I currently have a Roku, but thought it would better faster smarter to get a smart tv. They seem to be all the rage. No?
Posted on 11/7/16 at 1:48 pm to Pughater
Wrong board
Tech board
Tech board
Posted on 11/7/16 at 1:51 pm to Pughater
If only we had a board for discussionsale like this.
Posted on 11/7/16 at 1:58 pm to PairofDucks
didnt like the chrome cast. if its like that then go with the smart tv
Posted on 11/7/16 at 1:59 pm to Pughater
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I currently have a Roku, but thought it would better faster smarter to get a smart tv. They seem to be all the rage. No?
I like some smart tv features but with the exception of the Roku tvs the ui and apps are pretty horrible across the board.
Posted on 11/7/16 at 2:03 pm to link
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don't buy smart anything on tv's. save the money and buy the same version without the smart features, then get an amazon firetv, firestick, or roku.....or, i guess, an appletv if you're a sucker.
Totally agree. It's like buying a combination TV and DVR--you get a mediocre TV married to a mediocre DVR.
Posted on 11/7/16 at 2:06 pm to Pughater
quote:what will the smart tv do that the roku you already own won't do?
I currently have a Roku, but thought it would better faster smarter to get a smart tv.
Posted on 11/7/16 at 2:16 pm to Pughater
I'd go with the Smart T.V.
You'd have the smart cast 6-8 weeks max until the break heals and after that it's just a huge waste of money.
You'd have the smart cast 6-8 weeks max until the break heals and after that it's just a huge waste of money.
Posted on 11/7/16 at 2:17 pm to Pughater
Smart Cast is just Vizio's proprietary brand of Google Cast. Effectively it is a television input with a Chromecast built in, if that makes sense.
I tend to use the dumb remote, a Roku 4 for most things and a Fire Stick for Kodi.
If I had it to do all over again, I might have gone with an Android box (NVIDIA Shield) and done Kodi in the same box. I do like the Roku interface - by far the best, IMHO.
I tend to use the dumb remote, a Roku 4 for most things and a Fire Stick for Kodi.
If I had it to do all over again, I might have gone with an Android box (NVIDIA Shield) and done Kodi in the same box. I do like the Roku interface - by far the best, IMHO.
Posted on 11/7/16 at 2:37 pm to Ace Midnight
so what I am hearing is even though smart TV sounds like the latest and greatest. Stick with buying the best TV for your $$ and then have a compliment (firestick, roku, etc.)
Posted on 11/7/16 at 4:54 pm to Pughater
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Stick with buying the best TV for your $$ and then have a compliment (firestick, roku, etc.)
The boxes are always going to do better than the set makers - that's just a fact. The only one really trying is Sony with Android TV.
Posted on 11/7/16 at 4:58 pm to Pughater
I have a Samsung smart TV and a roku. I like the Samsung interface wayyyyy better than the Roku. Don't know how much more I paid for the TV to be a smart version, but I much prefer it.
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