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"ADabOfOppo; Gone Plaid (Instructables Can Be Confusable)" (adabofoppo)
08/27/2015 at 16:19 • Filed to: HDTVs, Ask Oppo

Help Me Oppo, you’re my only car-themed off-topic resource for asking inane questions about trivialities.

We need to get another TV. Currently we have a 42-inch Sony Google TV, which works rather well despite the lack of support. That is going downstairs to the dungeon man-cave, and we want to get a new one for our family-room. Looking at 46-50 inches. Much bigger and it becomes a mural in this room.

Needs: WiFi and Netflix baked in. Preferably a good Netflix app as well.

Don’t need: 3D, 4K, Voice controls, Spy-cams, happy-endings

Budget: ~$800 or so.

Also a good sound-bar would be nice as well; must have optical audio input.

DISCUSSION (35)

Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. > ADabOfOppo; Gone Plaid (Instructables Can Be Confusable)
08/27/2015 at 16:25

The search is over.

Kinja'd!!!

Textured Soy Protein > ADabOfOppo; Gone Plaid (Instructables Can Be Confusable)
08/27/2015 at 16:29

I have last year’s Vizio E-series (their entry level series) 50”. It has a great picture, and somewhat crappy apps. It does a terrible job of keeping a good wifi connection even though every other device I own does a fine job of connecting to my wifi in the same room as the tv is located. It frequently downgrades the quality of the video stream. I use my PS3 for Netflix etc. anyway.

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > ADabOfOppo; Gone Plaid (Instructables Can Be Confusable)
08/27/2015 at 16:31

With 800 or so to spend, you’re golden, plenty of options.

My recommendation (and I don’t say this often) go to the store and find the one with the nicest picture. Then go home and buy it online for less. you should be able to get a 1080p smart tv around 50” for 5-600 if you can’t find one let me know. I guarantee a Vizio in that budget, probably even a Samsung.

ADabOfOppo; Gone Plaid (Instructables Can Be Confusable) > Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell.
08/27/2015 at 16:35

They make that in a 46-inch size!? How much does that weigh? I don’t think that’s what I’m looking for...

smartass

ADabOfOppo; Gone Plaid (Instructables Can Be Confusable) > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner
08/27/2015 at 16:40

I’m not really interested in Vizio. I read their TVs spy on people, and while I know it’s inevitable, I’d like to try to not welcome that into my house if I can help it.

uofime-2 > ADabOfOppo; Gone Plaid (Instructables Can Be Confusable)
08/27/2015 at 16:43

I’ve had a 47” sony bravia since last January, it’s real nice, it would fit your bill well

Sir_Stig: and toxic masculinity ruins the party again. > ADabOfOppo; Gone Plaid (Instructables Can Be Confusable)
08/27/2015 at 16:47

Kinja'd!!!

Good googly moogly that is a nice looking XJ220!

ttyymmnn > ADabOfOppo; Gone Plaid (Instructables Can Be Confusable)
08/27/2015 at 16:49

Spy on people? Wut?

Sam > ADabOfOppo; Gone Plaid (Instructables Can Be Confusable)
08/27/2015 at 16:51

http://www.costco.com/Vizio-50%22-Cl…

We are planning on buying this exact TV if Fry’s super great deal turns out to be untrue (it probably will).

ADabOfOppo; Gone Plaid (Instructables Can Be Confusable) > uofime-2
08/27/2015 at 16:52

I’ve seen those on BestBuys website and I am thinking it would be a good choice.

ADabOfOppo; Gone Plaid (Instructables Can Be Confusable) > Sam
08/27/2015 at 16:53

No Fry’s anywhere near me. Not a Costco member.

ADabOfOppo; Gone Plaid (Instructables Can Be Confusable) > ttyymmnn
08/27/2015 at 16:54

http://llb2.com/2015/07/27/viz…

uofime-2 > ADabOfOppo; Gone Plaid (Instructables Can Be Confusable)
08/27/2015 at 16:54

My only real complaint is that the remote feels a little cheap and the controls aren’t exactly intuitive

Sam > ADabOfOppo; Gone Plaid (Instructables Can Be Confusable)
08/27/2015 at 16:54

This one is able to be purchased without a membership, surprisingly enough.

ADabOfOppo; Gone Plaid (Instructables Can Be Confusable) > Sam
08/27/2015 at 16:55

Don’t really want a Vizio product. Read the other replies for the why.

ADabOfOppo; Gone Plaid (Instructables Can Be Confusable) > uofime-2
08/27/2015 at 16:57

Probably can’t be worse than the Google TV we have already.

Kinja'd!!!

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > ADabOfOppo; Gone Plaid (Instructables Can Be Confusable)
08/27/2015 at 16:59

That sounds like some conspiracy stuff.

Either way, I highly recommend Sharp. I’ve been using my 37” Sharp since 2008 and I had someone over just a month ago that went “Wow, this thing has great picture”

I also don’t do smart TV’s. I have smart devices hooked up anyhow, I don’t need another layer of some half assed software when I can use my own.

ttyymmnn > ADabOfOppo; Gone Plaid (Instructables Can Be Confusable)
08/27/2015 at 16:59

Interesting, but apparently, they aren’t the only ones doing it. You can also turn it off.

http://www.engadget.com/2015/07/24/viz…

uofime-2 > ADabOfOppo; Gone Plaid (Instructables Can Be Confusable)
08/27/2015 at 17:00

Yeah we had one of those in our break room at work and no it is not worse than that.

though I gotta say a keyboard would be handy from time to time. My girlfriend has an M class Vizio (sp?) and it has a really sweet remote that has a keyboard on the back which works really well

Sam > ADabOfOppo; Gone Plaid (Instructables Can Be Confusable)
08/27/2015 at 17:00

I have good news in that regard.

http://www.vizio.com/smartinteracti…

ADabOfOppo; Gone Plaid (Instructables Can Be Confusable) > ttyymmnn
08/27/2015 at 17:04

True, but when does a software “off” just become a meaningless pacification? Call me paranoid, but I would prefer that ability not even present so I know it never works at all.

ADabOfOppo; Gone Plaid (Instructables Can Be Confusable) > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner
08/27/2015 at 17:07

Sharp stopped making TVs last year or so. :/

We need a smart TV as this will not have any gaming consoles or other connected peripherals hooked up. We have a Bluray player that could get online, but I won’t plug it in so it can’t phone home and check our discs. Not that I have any pirated dics, but I prefer that it just play my movies without checking with Big Brother for an okay first.

ADabOfOppo; Gone Plaid (Instructables Can Be Confusable) > uofime-2
08/27/2015 at 17:08

Being a Sony TV, I could probably just buy another of those remotes and pair it to the new one easily enough.

Sam > ADabOfOppo; Gone Plaid (Instructables Can Be Confusable)
08/27/2015 at 17:09

Their Privacy Policy says that off is off. So if off is on, then you could make some decent money with a lawsuit.

http://www.vizio.com/privacy/#suppl…

ADabOfOppo; Gone Plaid (Instructables Can Be Confusable) > Sir_Stig: and toxic masculinity ruins the party again.
08/27/2015 at 17:10

Yes. I was inspired by the ORANGE one in the Raf GIF on the main page.

Gawd I lust for a XJ220 TWR....

i need new pants

ADabOfOppo; Gone Plaid (Instructables Can Be Confusable) > Sam
08/27/2015 at 17:11

But, it will always be off if it isn’t there in the first place...

uofime-2 > ADabOfOppo; Gone Plaid (Instructables Can Be Confusable)
08/27/2015 at 17:17

yeah I’m sure you can. The remote for my surround sound receiver actually works for the tv’s basic functions without even programming it. Of course getting the smart functions to work with a cheap universal remote may be more of a challenge

ADabOfOppo; Gone Plaid (Instructables Can Be Confusable) > uofime-2
08/27/2015 at 17:23

Maybe I won’t after all

!:/

uofime-2 > ADabOfOppo; Gone Plaid (Instructables Can Be Confusable)
08/27/2015 at 17:34

Wow!

you could get a logitec harmony for that kind of money