JETURBO ...JD TUNING ADELAIDE... Gold Donating Members 23,708 Member For: 17y 18d Gender: Male Location: Adelaide Posted 30/08/16 08:11 AM Share Posted 30/08/16 08:11 AM Ok flange pipes I've bought a few TV's over the recent years and I now need a new one for our eldest daughters new room, I've always been caught out on the fact the TV supports 11ty billion formats ( apparently )they always seem to have issues supporting the one you just downloaded and put on a usb to play on the TV the last TV we bought was a "smart TV" with internet/Android capability.... Worked well streaming YouTube etc etc until it did an update and hasn't worked right since! so this TV I was thinking I wanted to keep under the $500 mark and obviously of the smaller side of things ( plus it's in a bedroom ) want to know what you might of bought recently at a good price but is working as intended ? Always worth asking you lot before I start looking seriously Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/92373-bang-for-buck-tv/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
stubbietubbie Filthy weeb Member 1,870 Member For: 12y 4m 2d Gender: Male Posted 30/08/16 08:19 AM Share Posted 30/08/16 08:19 AM (edited) Get a cheapo TV and a decent Blu-ray player with a USB port to bring the price up to your $500. That should be more up to date with playable formats than any $500 TV. But then again it's been many years since I've bought a TV and things are probably a bit different now. Edited 30/08/16 08:20 AM by stubbietubbie Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/92373-bang-for-buck-tv/#findComment-1609502 Share on other sites More sharing options...
JETURBO ...JD TUNING ADELAIDE... Gold Donating Members 23,708 Member For: 17y 18d Gender: Male Location: Adelaide Posted 30/08/16 08:21 AM Author Share Posted 30/08/16 08:21 AM Interesting ... this is why im asking as I'm sure someone has just bought one and will rate it so I'll take that lead hopefully but if not your idea ain't bad ! Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/92373-bang-for-buck-tv/#findComment-1609504 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rab WOT? Moderating Team 10,981 Member For: 12y 3m 24d Gender: Male Location: Frankston, 3199 Posted 30/08/16 08:26 AM Share Posted 30/08/16 08:26 AM For a kids room you can't really go wrong with one of the Soniq ones from JB $299 - 43" refurb Should play most things off USB How old is she? would internet/youtube be a big deal? Google Chrome Cast for $50?? and she can send it all straight from a phone/tablet/lappy etc 1 Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/92373-bang-for-buck-tv/#findComment-1609511 Share on other sites More sharing options...
.Stripes. All stock bar the k&n panel filter Silver Donating Members 8,061 Member For: 13y 3m 5d Gender: Male Location: Perth Posted 30/08/16 08:34 AM Share Posted 30/08/16 08:34 AM I was going to suggest a Western Digital TV Live media player...but it seems they don't make them anymore. Hmmm... Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/92373-bang-for-buck-tv/#findComment-1609519 Share on other sites More sharing options...
k31th less WHY; more WOT Site Developer 29,559 Member For: 17y 2m 8d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 30/08/16 08:38 AM Share Posted 30/08/16 08:38 AM cheapest = TV + CompuStick (simplest) or old PC to use as media server (more complex). TV is treated like a big monitor and can stream/play anything that a PC can be setup to play. 1 Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/92373-bang-for-buck-tv/#findComment-1609525 Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Andrew Gold Donating Members 2,039 Member For: 10y 1m 27d Gender: Male Location: Canberra ACT Posted 30/08/16 10:01 AM Share Posted 30/08/16 10:01 AM I second Chromecast. We have two and they get a good workout. Much better and cheaper than a Smart TV. If something will play on mobile device or in Chrome browser on PC, you can cast it. Got a Samsung 32" about a year ago for $350ish. HD rather than Full HD but good quality picture nonetheless. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/92373-bang-for-buck-tv/#findComment-1609553 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralph Wiggum Moar Powar Babeh Lifetime Members 19,332 Member For: 19y 8m 26d Gender: Male Location: Perth Posted 30/08/16 10:04 AM Share Posted 30/08/16 10:04 AM Chromecast is okay but has issues supporting files packaged as .MKV's Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/92373-bang-for-buck-tv/#findComment-1609554 Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Andrew Gold Donating Members 2,039 Member For: 10y 1m 27d Gender: Male Location: Canberra ACT Posted 30/08/16 10:13 AM Share Posted 30/08/16 10:13 AM Wouldn't casting your screen straight from a mobile device work around that? Not ideal if you also want to use that device. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/92373-bang-for-buck-tv/#findComment-1609556 Share on other sites More sharing options...
skidxr6t skids Donating Members 2,754 Member For: 12y 5m 21d Gender: Not Telling Posted 30/08/16 10:38 AM Share Posted 30/08/16 10:38 AM about to hang two of those soniq TV's that rab mentioned. will report back if I think they're any good. got a chromecast sitting in the draw collecting dust! For a mates wallmounted tele we have a USB +hdmi over cat5/6 extender, it's awesome as I found best compatibility with media types was by plugging a usb in direct. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/92373-bang-for-buck-tv/#findComment-1609558 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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