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Old 04-01-12, 11:29 AM
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I am wondering if anyone here is the owner of a 'smart tv' and if so what is it like ??

Are you browsing internet 'channels'

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Old 04-01-12, 11:41 AM
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Most TV's have had this ability for a while but the use has been sluggish and the user experience sucks (I tried showing my old man how to use it but it's just too different to normal TV).

I can't remember where I read it but Youtube will soon be launching dedicated channels with their top partners so my guess is it will bring it more inline with traditional TV and might give cable companies a real run for their money.

Not something I'd use but will probably be a huge success for Youtube and the popular content creators such as Shane, RWJ etc.
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Old 04-01-12, 11:44 AM
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I've watched a bit of youTube on my Sony which has been pretty good but I must say that the user experience is pretty clunky.

It's definitely the way things are heading
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Old 04-01-12, 11:49 AM
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My wife and kids went off the idea of a smart TV when I told them I could use it to check my emails during the ad breaks@!
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My wife and kids went off the idea of a smart TV when I told them I could use it to check my emails during the ad breaks@!
Thats quite funny!

My husband was asking me about Internet Television the other day because we are looking at some nas boxes and some of them have media centres, and then some dedicated media devices connect to third party solutions to subscribe to series and programs.

There are so many products and so many fine details to go through. I wonder if Smart TV will have the same appeal as 3D ? Does anyone actually watch 3D TV?

Anyway- I'm looking at getting 2 storage devices - one for work, the other for media and might look at a device that allows me to utilise my Android more - like this unit -

http://www.scorptec.com.au/computer/43312-acr-ve91200

Scorptec had a nice range of products to look at - but the more I looked, the more I realised how much things have changed when it comes to picking a humble tv..

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Tv I have has internet channels hooked up and built in Youtube, it is pretty cool when their is nothing on free to air, you just punch in the keywords to watch shows from the US.
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I am wondering if anyone here is the owner of a 'smart tv' and if so what is it like ??

Are you browsing internet 'channels'

......happy new years

I have a Samsung Smart TV and love it. In particular I like having Skype on the TV, so I can have a video call with friends around the world from the comfort of my couch :-)

There are a truck load of applications. I am happy to recommend the Samsung Smart TVs. I have also heard great things about the Sony Smart TVs
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I've just ordered one of these.

They are out of stock due to demand at that price. Looking forward to it in the next few days.
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I recently purchased the Sony but probably would have preferred the Samsung in hindsight as it's built on the android platform and there are heaps more apps available.
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My wife and kids went off the idea of a smart TV when I told them I could use it to check my emails during the ad breaks@!
Would this be via a mouse .......sorry but i am not too sure about this aspect of a smart tv

That's why i started the thread ..
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