That phrase was from the author of the article. Most people do not have the space for an 84" TV.
Dish adds Smithsonian Channel as part of CBS Agreement
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I'd have to agree here. Even if an 84" was very affordable it's just too large for most people's homes.
You need to figure out how PTAT works. My recordings are NOT deleted after 8 days.
4k skeptics, enjoy your closed minds. I bought a Samsung 40" 4k with a $597 Black Friday deal. To start with, all of my Dish viewing is noticeably sharper with upscaling. Netflix 4k is awesome and runs flawlessly with 25mbps DSL. Content comes in over Ethernet rather than HDMI. All future Netflix series are being done in 4k. Steaming devices like Roku are no longer needed with this smart TV. The TV has many other features, like screen mirroring from my Galaxy S5, the mouse like remote, works with bluetooth keyboard, upgrade path to HDMI2, etc., that more than justify the fairly modest price.
Again, my Dish viewing has improved noticeably and to stay on subject, Smithsonian will be more awesome than ever.
Again, my Dish viewing has improved noticeably and to stay on subject, Smithsonian will be more awesome than ever.
I agree with you. My Dish picture is better and the streaming is great on my TV.
Let me know when 4K comes to DLP and Plasma! 
I for one am not at all interested in LCD/LED panels.
Edit : also at least 73"!!
I for one am not at all interested in LCD/LED panels.
Edit : also at least 73"!!
I agree with this as well. Even with the lack of 4K it is still a very worthwhile upgrade!
I can appreciate the difference in quality. 4K does provide a benefit, but a minor one, for me. I really wish we had just held our horses and focused on 8K while the remaining SD people manage to upgrade to HD and I won't feel like my HDTV's are gonna be old far sooner than I would prefer.
They aint never coming to the displays you stated. However, OLED just my be the ticket.Let me know when 4K comes to DLP and Plasma!
I for one am not at all interested in LCD/LED panels.
Edit : also at least 73"!!
I hope your Samsung Smart TV experience will be better than mine. Give it some time and you will experience Samsung's typical, flaky, frustrating, Smart TV behavior that becomes more unreliable over time (dopey software upgrades that break stuff), and you WILL be running to get a Roku connected to that Sammy Smart TV of yours. I can't go in to ALL the stupid failed connections and frozen while streaming and stops displaying CC just because it feels like and navigation FF or REW just stop working, and the biggest grand-daddy of them all: Turn OFF the TV and then Turn it back ON--sometimes TWICE to get the Samsung Smart TV to work right. There is even MORE frustration I haven't even listed yet (OK, I'll add that it loses the sound of the streaming content, as well).
Save up for the Roku, anyway. You will need it. And, besides, the Roku can handle Sling and other such tech.
Yeah I know.
Good technologies and arguably the best for 1080p but gone anyway.As to OLED, well I'll wait and see what the cost for a really big screen version will be. It is hard to go back to puny 65" screens when you've been watching a 73" one for a couple years!
Not to mention that my 73" DLP cost me all of $1200 delivered and setup. One downside used to be the projector lamps they used, just didn't last long. I'm still on my original that has just recently started dimming slightly, got 2 more at the ready when needed.
I have a Roku3 and it is useless for 4k because it connects via HDMI. Wired Ethernet streaming is the only reliable option for 4k until HDMI2 is fully implemented. Content is coming, Netflix original content and now Amazon Prime TV series, and a few movies in the beginning.
Sorry you have troubles with your Sammy, but my 4k has been cast iron solid since I first turned it on.
http://www.consumeraffairs.com/home_electronics/samsung_tv.html
I was very lucky that P.C. Richard's took back mine even though they didn't have to. Bought an LG that has had zero problems.
I was very lucky that P.C. Richard's took back mine even though they didn't have to. Bought an LG that has had zero problems.
Gotta agree. An external standalone unit is just a better solution. Roku, Android TV, Apple TV, etc all work better than the internal Smart TV systems built into smart TV's.
And, when Smart/Streaming technology advances, as it does faster than TV technology, you just buy a new sub-$100 unit to replace it.
Yea stand alone is always best imo.I always thought integrating a vhs or dvd player into a tv was a bad idea,same for all the streaming stuff.Get a roku 3 and be done with it.
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Stand alones and STBs are still useless for 4k content today. Smart TVs play it over Ethernet or USB. A 4k TV would be worthless today without "smart" features.
My problem with AutoHop is that there is about a 1 second piece of every commercial just after program content ceases and I am too fast with the skip button, I can skip through 3 minutes of programming while AutoHop is waiting to engage and I have messed up the AutoHop and Auto Hop has messed up my skip. I end up having to back track to find the beginning of the next section of programming. I prefer just to hit the skip or if I think ahead I place the remote far enough away from me that it allows AutoHop to kick in before I can get to the remote and do it myself.
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