Buying a new TV

[cyrille]

If you have to send stuff back it's waiting in for days for them to turn up,

I believe you can return goods via the 7/11. at no cost.

That'd be a laugh...showing up at a 7/11 counter with an 80-inch tv.

Would they take it without the bag and a straw?

[crackerjack101]

If you have to send stuff back it's waiting in for days for them to turn up,

I believe you can return goods via the 7/11. at no cost.

That'd be a laugh...showing up at a 7/11 counter with an 80-inch tv.

Would they take it without the bag and a straw?

It'd be worth trying just for the laugh.

In all such dealings here in LOS it's essential to see it as a laugh. Keep smiling and you stand a chance. Get grumpy and you'll hit a brick wall. Though you all know that I'm sure.

[Luigi]

Had a wee gander today, the prices have certainly fallen.



LG 55 inch UHD for 18k.

Homepro had a nice 70 inch UHD for 70k baht, and 65 inch UHD for 35k baht.


I've almost fully convinced myself that I need a new one.

[Neverna]

^ I saw an 82" Samsung screen yesterday. THB 179,000. Great picture.

Tomorrow I start saving.

[Luigi]

an 82" Samsung

Blimey.

Another few years and they'll be installing SUHD Walls in your house.

[Luigi]

^^

https://www.samsung.com/levant/tvs/uhdtv-mu7000/




I'd never manage to covertly fit that under me jacket.

[Neverna]

It really was great. They were showing a loop of football goals on it. It was almost like being at the match itself.

[HuangLao]

It really was great. They were showing a loop of football goals on it. It was almost like being at the match itself.

The large screens are quite remarkable, actually.
Almost like being engulfed in the image itself - especially applying to HD quality.

[Luigi]

HD quality.

HD is 1366 × 768p

Gonna be pretty crap on anything bigger than a postage stamp.


Those big ones should be 8k 7680×4320p


Hard to imagine better quality than the UHD 4k, to be honest.


But guess it matters when the TV is so big that they need to knock down a wall to fit it in yer gaff.

[Luigi]

The 3D nonsense that was all the rage a few years ago seems to have completely died out. Didn't notice any of them in the shops.

The curved nonsense seems to be dying out too, and most of them were all flat. Might be good on an 82 inch, but just annoying on anything smaller than a 65 inch.

[David48atTD]

We still have one of those older cathode ray tube style TV at the Farm.

Are the 'curved TV's all the rage last year/few years back, now passé?

[Thai Dhupp]

pffft!!! 82 inch ..only?

How about this baby?



the C-Seed 262 come with...errr... 262 inches

It's truly massive in every way. 10 integrated speakers, 9.1 cinema sound, motorised fabric cover for when you cant be bothered to watch it. the screen is 19 FEET WIDE!, complete with a built in 4K server. No chance of stealing it as it weighs a tonne!! (well 780kg)

Yours for just $539,000 and an additional $38,500 for the 'project management package'' ...whatever that is

Probably be available down at Panthip at a discount

You can even top that though...

A UK company will make you a 370 inch panel. The Zeus, from Titan Screens, will set you back $1m , if the C-Seed feels 'understated'

Happy Shopping.....!!

[mark45y]

We still have one of those older cathode ray tube style TV at the Farm.

Are the 'curved TV's all the rage last year/few years back, now passé?

I have a curved computer monitor. 34 inch LG. 4K gaming or you can split into sections if you want to work a number of pages at the same time. It is OK for my computer because I'm always in the middle. But my TV is flat because my wife and I are in 2 different places. The TV is a Sony. Nice as it keeps upgrading. Running Oreo Android 7 now. It was 5 when I bought it. I have a sound bar and sub woofer. Never seen a TV with really good sound. I watched Dunkirk on the Monitor with my headphones because the wife was doing something with the big TV. A fairly immersive experience. Two kinds of sound available for headphones. Dolby something and spatial sound. They are doing live 4k porn now which is kind of interesting as a break from CNN, Fox and the others.

[VocalNeal]

I think the most important feature a new TV should have is that it will fit in a taxi!

[Davis Knowlton]

A TV that size they deliver and set up.....only right if you spend 5K USD.

[HuangLao]

A TV that size they deliver and set up.....only right if you spend 5K USD.

And all are internet operable hook-up ready....

[VocalNeal]

My mate has a TV like that which is broken. He can't get it in a taxi to take it to the repair centre. That is why I mentioned it.

[kmart]

I think the most important feature a new TV should have is that it will fit in a taxi!

Or can you run with it on your shoulder?

[AntRobertson]

Just realised that our main TV must be about 8-9 years old at this point:



55" I think. Got it to replace the 50" we had for about 3 days before one of the kids cracked the screen by throwing something at it.

Currently keep trying to balance the want I have for a nice, slick 'n sleek, new TV with the fact I don't actually need one.

Want has the upper-hand over need at this point. The bastard.

[Luigi]

Want has the upper-hand over need at this point.

Ditto.


I also like having a PC connected to each TV with wireless keyboard/mouse. So buying a new TV also means buying a new PC, and probably a new sound system too, as the old set up would be moved into another room.


Maybe when BTC triples or I accidentally throw something at it and crack the screen.

[AntRobertson]

Maybe when BTC triples or I accidentally throw something at it and crack the screen.

Hope you’ve got a strong throwing arm!

[PAG]

I think the only advantage of a new TV is UHD versus FHD. FHD being fine for most programming and HD downloads (720/1080), and there's a lack of 4K material currently, either streaming or downloads. That said, the last couple of days I have downloaded a few 4K items, including the original Sicario. Could have watched it on my iMac, but transferred it to my phone and screen mirrored it to the main TV. Good result. My film/TV programmes I play from iTunes via Apple TV, though mine is a Mk3 (I think) and only good up to 1080p. Ordered the latest version from Lazada today (6900 baht versus 8500 baht from the Apple Store), so should get that on Monday.

The 4K files are a horrendous size of course, typically 20-40Gb. Anyone know of a good source for 4K? The couple I got were in Rarbg.

[AntRobertson]

Is Apple TV just a casting type device?

Edit: never mind, let me Google that for myself...

[PAG]

Is Apple TV just a casting type device?

No, you can load it with Apps also, though I only use it for casting from my iMac. I never buy anything from the iTunes store, though it's also directly connected to it if you wanted to buy or rent media.

[AntRobertson]

Goodo, cheers.

Use Chromecast myself.

On a bit of an anti-Apple kick at the moment. Fecking iTunes issues that I can’t get sorted.