[mythtv-users] Recommendations for HDTV?

[Hika van den Hoven]

Hoi Karl,

Sunday, December 28, 2014, 9:18:00 PM, you wrote:

> Hi all,


> My wife and I have reluctantly come to the conclusion that it's
> time to enter the HD age, so we're looking for a TV. I'm interested
> in recommendations from the MythTV community, specifically pitfalls
> (or brands!) to avoid. I think I'd like a full-array LED screen,
> probably 46-50 inches. Beyond that, I'm not sure. Samsung and LG
> seem to be decent brands, and possibly Sharp and Philips, or even
> Vizio? I don't know if the super-high refresh rates (120/240 Hz) are
> useful or just cause problems with audio/video sync on MythTV. I was
> shying away from a "smart" TV because my impression was that they
> took longer to turn on, and we wouldn't use any of the "smart"
> functions (we don't subscribe to any streaming services... and we
> have MythTV!). But at my brother-in-law's yesterday I saw his LG
> smart TV turned on quickly enough, and it seems to be near
> impossible to get away from "smart" TVs these days. My initial plan
> was to send the audio over HDMI to the TV and then take a
> passthrough/passback SPDIF from the TV to the receiver (which
> doesn't have HDMI) in hopes of maintaining A/V sync.

> So, what's the recommendation from the hive mind? Oh, and I'm in
> the U.S. (in case the screen measurement in inches wasn't a dead giveaway)


> Thanks,

> Karl

If you don't use any of the tv functionality, why not buy a computer
screen with build in speakers? It's much cheaper and you prevent any
possible hassle with functionality you don't use.

Tot mails,
  Hika                            mailto:hikavdh at gmail.com

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