Smart TV

[Nancy5]

We are in the market for a Smart TV.  I have been checking so many of them, I am so confused.  Any help would be appreciated. 

[Rahmanh]

I would recommend you to go to Walmart.com. It has lot of details and great prices.
 

[clickers]

Shopping online is also great because you get to see all the different brands and specs. You can take your own sweet time to shop around different places like Amazon, Walmart, Best Buy, Target etc. The prices are usually lower online. There are options like shopping for it online and picking it up at the store.

[myfreebees316]

You can try walmart there is also tigerdirect that has good deals on tv's to

[aggie49]

hey Nancy try hhgreg or best buy i don't no if you guys have that up there where you live but i know you can get them online  check them out great deals  how are you doing my dear friend

[Bigpar31]

research research research. Its the only way to get all what you pay for.

[nmbrown863]

I would look online and compare the different models.

[patapon555]

Simply try out each TV in person if you can. That way you'll get a good feel for what they can do

[gaby_ro_2004]

Best Buy is going to close all the stores next year so if you need warranty.....Try Sam's Club or Costco,i don't know where you live.But look online for reviews and ratings first.

[vp44]

Best buy or Frys is some good places to start researching you may find some good deals. Also try Tiger Direct online, I like shopping there.

[Cbsteffen]

I found out that Smart TVs take private information from anyone, and you can't disable that.

[oldbuddy]

Correct me if I am wrong, but smart TV's are just like other TV's except you can get online for things like Hulu and NetFlix or even browse the Internet from your couch on a big screen, right?

What I did instead is buy a normal 1080P TV set with multiple HDMI ports in the size that fit my room best, them bought a refurbished Dell small factor computer with Windows 7 (that I upgraded to 10 for free) and set it along side my TV cabinet with an HDMI cable to the TV on the wall.

Now I get everything a smart TV offers, but I paid less for the TV on sale and added the Dell computer for $118 plus $5 for the HDMI cable. I think it gives me more control than a smart TV would.

[lvstephanie]

Correct me if I am wrong, but smart TV's are just like other TV's except you can get online for things like Hulu and NetFlix or even browse the Internet from your couch on a big screen, right?

What I did instead is buy a normal 1080P TV set with multiple HDMI ports in the size that fit my room best, them bought a refurbished Dell small factor computer with Windows 7 (that I upgraded to 10 for free) and set it along side my TV cabinet with an HDMI cable to the TV on the wall.

Now I get everything a smart TV offers, but I paid less for the TV on sale and added the Dell computer for $118 plus $5 for the HDMI cable. I think it gives me more control than a smart TV would.

You are correct in your description of what a smart TV is. I'd also like to add that many companies are also creating other devices that can sync up with other wireless devices, like a smart phone or a wireless laptop that enables this type of setup without as many of the cables cluttering the TV area. For example, Google's Chromecast is a small, wireless device that plugs into a TV's HDMI port and connects with some other wireless device in order to access the internet on the television.

Last year when I bought my smart TV, I paid about the same amount as a friend that purchased a regular HiDef TV and a Chromecast device; I bought my smart TV after waiting in line in the wee hours of the Friday after Thanksgiving while my friend was able to save the hassle of the after Thanksgiving crowds by making their purchase completely on-line and without any special sale. Looking back, I wish I had gone that route instead.

You may want to consider making your TV purchase either in November or the tail-end of January; Nov. of course for the after Thanksgiving sales, but Jan. also has great TV deals partially to decrease inventory of those not sold during the holiday season, but also as people get ready for viewing the Super Bowl.

[marcar1008]

We bought the HD 65 inch Vizio Smart TV. We love it ! Picture is great and just love that we can watch YouTube videos on TV !