New telly

[Mervyn and Trish]

Got a new telly and astonished by the advance in technology in 8 years. Our old Samsung 40" Smart TV still worked fine but over time the different apps have been updated and some are no longer supported. We lost a few we didn't mind but when we lost All 4 and My 5 started to think about a replacement.

Then our daughter's old telly died and she doesn't need the Smart stuff as she has a SkyQ box to do all she wants. So we get a new one, still Samsung but now 43" and all the latest apps supported. She gets a free secondhand telly.

I set it up this morning. First surprise, the instructions basically say turn it on and the telly takes you through the rest. Most if it done not on the telly but on my mobile phone, though you can use the remote if you don't have a smartphone.

I was a bit bothered it doesn't have a Scart socket which I'd need for my old Sky Freesat box, but I knew I could get a Scart to HDMI converter for a few quid. Turns out not to need it. It said nothing in the spec or on the box but it has a satellite tuner built in, alongside the DTV one. Connect dish and aerial and it tunes the lot into a single guide.

It has built in wifi, the old one needed a dongle.

It also has built in voice activation with a choice of Alexa, Google or something else. So if you have other Smart gizmos it can control those too.

You can drive it from it's own remote or the phone.

It cost less than the last one.

If I keep it as long as the last one I'll still never know how to work it all.

[Frank Manning]

You need a 12 year old to explain it all to you. The kids who write the software are not much older.

[Stephen]

Merv, kid and sweet shop come to mind

All singing all dancing TV’s are all very good, and yes, we have one, but at the end of the day all I want is simplicity, a good picture and sound and that’s about it. Remotely of course.

Half the stuff nowadays that they build in you won’t use, and as for sound, they’ve got you over a barrel because unless you already have a sound setup with your previous tv your going to have to get one as the tv sound on the modern units is basically cr*p.

[Mervyn and Trish]

Merv, kid and sweet shop come to mind

All singing all dancing TV’s are all very good, and yes, we have one, but at the end of the day all I want is simplicity, a good picture and sound and that’s about it. Remotely of course.

Half the stuff nowadays that they build in you won’t use, and as for sound, they’ve got you over a barrel because unless you already have a sound setup with your previous tv your going to have to get one as the tv sound on the modern units is basically cr*p.

Yes the ad for the soundbar was in the box! But no we haven't got one . The sound of the new one is not bad for general viewing. As good as the old one.

You're right about the features. A bit like our dishwasher. Has five basic programmes with various options. We use two. And the washing machine must have 200 plus combinations of programme, temperature and spin speed and we use three or four.

[Manoverboard]

We had to pay many extra pounds to get the Freesat option yet it seems that most TVs now have that feature as standard ... yes / no.

[david63]

The sound of the new one is not bad for general viewing.

I know that it is not necessarily a cheap option but getting a full 5;1 sound system for the TV makes a massive difference with many programmes and especially with films. A really strange experience when you hear somebody talking behind you!

[Manoverboard]

The sound of the new one is not bad for general viewing.

I know that it is not necessarily a cheap option but getting a full 5;1 sound system for the TV makes a massive difference with many programmes and especially with films. A really strange experience when you hear somebody talking behind you!

Mobietta does that all the time ... just saying

[Manoverboard]

We have a Samsung and the sound can be changed using its remote to cater for films, sport, general viewing etc. It makes a big difference to the latter regarding both tone and volume and especially so when one's hearing starts to go on the blink.

[barney]

My tv is an LG Oled.
It’s all singing all dancing but to be honest, I don’t use much of the features.
It has a mouse that operates from the remote which is handy.
The best thing is that I can ping the Gills matches from my iPhone to the big screen. Don’t ask me how it works because my lad set it up, but it’s great.

[Ray B]

The sound of the new one is not bad for general viewing.

I know that it is not necessarily a cheap option but getting a full 5;1 sound system for the TV makes a massive difference with many programmes and especially with films. A really strange experience when you hear somebody talking behind you!

Mobietta does that all the time ... just saying

Taxi drivers have the same problem.

[towny44]

My tv is an LG Oled.
It’s all singing all dancing but to be honest, I don’t use much of the features.
It has a mouse that operates from the remote which is handy.
The best thing is that I can ping the Gills matches from my iPhone to the big screen. Don’t ask me how it works because my lad set it up, but it’s great.

It's called Blue Tooth casting Barney, Sky Q lets me do that with You Tube.

[Quizzical Bob]

My tv is an LG Oled.
It’s all singing all dancing but to be honest, I don’t use much of the features.
It has a mouse that operates from the remote which is handy.
The best thing is that I can ping the Gills matches from my iPhone to the big screen. Don’t ask me how it works because my lad set it up, but it’s great.

It's called Blue Tooth casting Barney, Sky Q lets me do that with You Tube.

That will be WiFi not Bluetooth. Bluetooth has a limited data rate. Usually the phone/tablet just initiates the connection and the TV’s internal app takes over from there.

[Stephen]

We had to pay many extra pounds to get the Freesat option yet it seems that most TVs now have that feature as standard ... yes / no.

No .

[Stephen]

The sound of the new one is not bad for general viewing.

I know that it is not necessarily a cheap option but getting a full 5;1 sound system for the TV makes a massive difference with many programmes and especially with films. A really strange experience when you hear somebody talking behind you!

Mobietta does that all the time ... just saying

It must be a woman thing. Mrs S talks In front, next to, walking away and in another room to you as well when I'm trying to watch something. She'll have to go

[Jan Rosser]

I know that it is not necessarily a cheap option but getting a full 5;1 sound system for the TV makes a massive difference with many programmes and especially with films. A really strange experience when you hear somebody talking behind you!

Mobietta does that all the time ... just saying

It must be a woman thing. Mrs S talks In front, next to, walking away and in another room to you as well when I'm trying to watch something. She'll have to go

Better the devil you know Stephen - have your anniversary weekend first before making any rash decisions

[Stephen]

Agree Jan. Plus I’m too old to train another one up

[Jan Rosser]

Agree Jan. Plus I’m too old to train another one up

My sentiments exactly Stephen - I’m too selfish and independent now to get another man into shape

[Mervyn and Trish]

Agree Jan. Plus I’m too old to train another one up

And you'd get a rubbish trade in price on the old one..

Moby said.........

[Manoverboard]

Agree Jan. Plus I’m too old to train another one up

And you'd get a rubbish trade in price on the old one..

Moby said.........

Oh I don't know about that, mind you it is 10 years since I met his old gal beautiful wife

[Stephen]

Agree Jan. Plus I’m too old to train another one up

And you'd get a rubbish trade in price on the old one..

Moby said.........

Oh I don't know about that, mind you it is 10 years since I met his old gal beautiful wife

Age has taken its toll since then....and not just on me

[Mervyn and Trish]

Agree Jan. Plus I’m too old to train another one up

And you'd get a rubbish trade in price on the old one..

Moby said.........

Oh I don't know about that, mind you it is 10 years since I met his old gal beautiful wife

She looked too good for him when I met them too......

[Manoverboard]

And you'd get a rubbish trade in price on the old one..

Moby said.........

Oh I don't know about that, mind you it is 10 years since I met his old gal beautiful wife

She looked too good for him when I met them too......

.... Very much so, it just seemed so out of place to say anything ...

[Stephen]

And you'd get a rubbish trade in price on the old one..

Moby said.........

Oh I don't know about that, mind you it is 10 years since I met his old gal beautiful wife

She looked too good for him when I met them too......