SMART TV IS IT WORTH THE CHANGE ?

Old-Biscuit wrote:
I don't want the goberment spying on me while I camp......dumb TV for us.

Are you prepared to shoot down satellites and drones that the government uses to "try" to control the border? Or don't you see them?

I don't want the goberment spying on me while I camp......dumb TV for us.

DutchmenSport wrote:
We have both types of televisions in our home. After having internet service and accessibility to Netflex and HULU, it's hard to watch a television without internet now.

But, in the camper we don't always have internet service. The televisions in the camper do not have internet features. So we bought a $30 BlueRay / DVD player with internet on it. This works out very well, as the original DVD player in the camper used the old RCA type plugs (Red, Green, Yellow) and the more modern televisions don't have these inputs any more. So to watch BlueRay or DVD's we had to get a new DVD player anyway. So we made sure it had all the internet bells and whistles.

Now we have the best of both world. When we want to watch internet programming from the televisions in the house, we simply use the DVD player from the trailer. This works very well for us. Except we have to remember to grab the player from the house when we go camping, or if we spend the night in the camper at home and want internet programming.

If you have access to internet, then I suggest the newer "smart" televisions are the way to go. If the internet is NOT your cup of tea, then get the television without out, and you can always add the internet ready DVD player if you want.

Sounds like a nice setup!

We have both types of televisions in our home. After having internet service and accessibility to Netflex and HULU, it's hard to watch a television without internet now.

But, in the camper we don't always have internet service. The televisions in the camper do not have internet features. So we bought a $30 BlueRay / DVD player with internet on it. This works out very well, as the original DVD player in the camper used the old RCA type plugs (Red, Green, Yellow) and the more modern televisions don't have these inputs any more. So to watch BlueRay or DVD's we had to get a new DVD player anyway. So we made sure it had all the internet bells and whistles.

Now we have the best of both world. When we want to watch internet programming from the televisions in the house, we simply use the DVD player from the trailer. This works very well for us. Except we have to remember to grab the player from the house when we go camping, or if we spend the night in the camper at home and want internet programming.

If you have access to internet, then I suggest the newer "smart" televisions are the way to go. If the internet is NOT your cup of tea, then get the television without out, and you can always add the internet ready DVD player if you want.

It all depends on if you get WiFi where you camp. The guy who posted about the remote control not working, just buy a new remote. And yes, they do update after 5 years, there is no industry standard to just stop updating! Smart TV's have a lot of other uses as has been stated.

jfkmk wrote:
Non-smart tv's are getting harder to find. That being said, we have a new Samsung smart tv. We replaced a non-smart tv that I had Ruko for. In my opinion, the Ruko was much easier to use and had much better content to choose from. I'd go non-smart if I could.

What?
Best Buy and Walmart are loaded with non smart TV's

Non-smart tv's are getting harder to find. That being said, we have a new Samsung smart tv. We replaced a non-smart tv that I had Ruko for. In my opinion, the Ruko was much easier to use and had much better content to choose from. I'd go non-smart if I could.

The t.v. in our B&M has wifi internet capabilities. The remote has all kind of widgets, etc...

Recently the NETFLIX, NETTV, etc... buttons on the remote and in the APPS, stopped working. The TV still shows an internet connection.

After much fustration...trying to return t.v. to factory settings, fighting with t.v. manufacture, internet provider & NETFLIX...the wife determined (she was told) that many SMART TV manufactures stop updating after 5yrs. WHAT?????????

She was given three choices. Buy a new TV, attach laptop (or modem) to TV via an HDMI, or buy a RUKO type device. She NEEDS her NETFLIX. She purchased an off-brand Ruko type device for less than $30.00. She now pulls up the netflix on her phone...displays it on the tv.

I guess my point is...... Why spend extra on a smart t.v. if a $20.00 device plugged into a HDMI port can accomplish the same thing?????

Personally I would be paying attention to picture quality, speaker placement, and how well it works OTA in the store if at all possible. Everything else can be added externally

wildtoad wrote:
Just look for a TV that has a great picture and easy to setup. Some smart TV's allow you to plug a laptop or thumb drive that contains picture or videos and show them on the TV. If not needed don't pay for them.

Most TV's allow you to plug your computer into the TV through a port.
A smart TV will have internet access and video streaming service built in (ROKU etc).

Get a nice LED TV and a streaming device such as chromecast, Roku or Apple TV.