HDTV's & HDTV accessories
 

ayo im bout to cancel my cable hookup and buy a tv + streaming device

I stare at the ones in the back of walmart a lot

what I assume is vizio lg and Samsung are the best bang for your buck but I don't know ANYTHING

also I was thinkin about gettin a ROKU cuz they're cheap and shit & I'm on my 7th free trial for netflix.

but I don't know anything about apple tv or amazon tv or whatever the fuck else there is


what do you have / recommend

I'm lookin in the 30-40" range

Do you own a laptop with an hdmi output?

^^^ tv problem solved lol.

chrome cast is the best way to go.

huluplus and netflix is all you need

yeah but the tv don't

yet

is it basically pointless once I get a flat screen tho?

what's good about chromecast that roku can't do. I got me some hulu plus as well

XBMC. For the last time people! XBMC!!

Ignore the others

there is 0 point in any of the streaming devices if you have a laptop and want a slim budget

if you like using it while watching things buy one with a broken screen on ebay, you won't need the screen so it works fine

get a wireless mouse for 5-15 bucks and use the on screen keyboard

this is a good time of year for tv's since the new models are coming up soon

go to a shitty store with barely any foot traffic (sears, jc pennys,etc) that has an electronics department

buy a closeout/discontinued joint

has the warranty still

it'll be like 200 for a 350 tv

samsung or vizio is your best bet but seiki is a decent crap brand

yo talk to me about this

my laptops sound output is low as fuck, like thats how its meant to be, i have no speaker for it

i bought some wire that can put up whatevers on my laptop, to the TV - but the sound still the same as if it were on the laptop (madd low)

what cable i need to let the TV play sound at its normal capacity even though its being played through the laptop?

i'm too G to be up on that geeksquad tip

This is horrible advice

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Split you're nobody

He's trying to save money and that's the best option in his situation for maximum enjoyment

You're pretty fucking stupid tbc

yeah how you gonna put down someone elses opinion and not give your own

What you need HD for in the first place..

I dunno MAN you got a better idea?

you have a pci cable? the one with big blue rectangular ends?

does your tv not have hdmi? those pci cables only do picture

Shine that forehead of yours and make yourself a antenna hat

you got balls calling me stupid after telling someone to use their fucking broken laptop as a TV looooool

you can buy them shits on craigslist for pennys

you can use it with a tv as the screen and not have to use your actual laptop
@Strikta has to have a friend or 5 that does this

Using your mouse/ keyboard to navigate Netflix, Hulu, shady torrents and streamed shit on your TV while either uncomfortably far away on the couch or kneeling at your TV stand, while dealing with the myriad problems that come with a broken 2011 laptop & a Windows operating system will have you wishing you sprung for a $40 Roku in no time

Car suggestion: buy a burnt husk of a Ford Taurus as a salvage title and have your trained ducks pull it like a rickshaw

He said he is on his 7th trial of Netflix so I'm assuming he isn't willing to pay for any streaming service

Therefore pirating on a laptop would give the most satisfaction

Unless roku has free services? I'm under the assumption it's just a Netflix and Hulu streaming device

You'd pay less for paid streaming services than you would for cable, and you'd forgo the hassle of trying to track down torrents and the whole torrenting process

Not to mention some ISPs will throttle your web service if they suspect torrenting

All I'm saying is that trying to save money on luxuries for your leisure time is like counting calories only during cookie dough binges

http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mbuicfymfE1qbqzif.gif

That's a myth lol

I stream and torrent more than anyone I know for yearss and still haven't been throttled once

And too your next post you are exaggerating things to an extreme level

as someone that has been torrenting things and living off of significant other's netflixes and hulus for years:


fuck yourself. heartily


if you can even barely afford to do anything else it is highly recommended

pretty sure it was a HDMI cable i had

someone online said you have to go into laptops settings>sound> change it so the output comes from the TV/HDMI?

i hadnt done that, admittedly, might be why the sound was coming from the laptop rather than the TV

if it still doesnt fix it, i'll take pics of what i got and post 'em

I still have Netflix and Hulu of my own lmfao

There are so many dope shows and movies not on there, you can't live off of peasant scraps for entertainment all the time meng

well listen I have Netflix and I have hulu and I have my other sites that stream any show I want and I know how to use torrents and I have a laptop with a working screen

I just want to get rid of my box tv and my cable and get a flatscreen and like dawg said I don't want to be up next to my flatscreen with my laptop everytime I want to watch something new

and I see chromecast is only 35$ compared to roku 2 at 60 or 3 at 90 if they're virtually the same thing then I might chromecast it

I might check out sears/jcpenny for a discontinued tv as long as that shit looks pretty SOLID

you don't have to ever get near the comp

my old laptop screen got fucked so i bought a new one

use the old one for the TV. keep it hidden behind the tv stand and use a wireless mouse and it has an on screen keyboard which you can use as easily/more easily than a remote

but the chromecast looks dope for that stuff

not 100% you can go on streaming sites. I know you can surf the net but not sure what capabilities it has for flash/java/etc

also it's 2015

all tv's are nice tbc

even the shit ones

i stay with samsung because i use them for phone/computer/tablet and the screen mirroring and shit are dope

but otherwise yeah a vizio is all samsung parts as are seiki and all the other off brands

XBMC. hook up computer or phone with it to your tv. Enjoy.

I have a Roku 2, it's pretty nice. I'd recommend picking up a smart TV if you can find one in your budget. I haven't looked into chrome cast at all. laptop is okay but cooling can be an issue and it's a PITB/ eyesore