Cheap TV Brands

[Motortrend]

Thanks. I watched reviews on Smart TVs and now I am thinking if I should just buy the exact same regular LED because my Mom only uses cable TV so she might get confused with a Smart TV?

No, I don't think she will get confused. If the price difference is small, my suggestion is to get the Smart TV. Say you want to let her watch something on YouTube or Netflix, you can easily connect your phone to the Smart TV.

[dr. d]

No, I don't think she will get confused. If the price difference is small, my suggestion is to get the Smart TV. Say you want to let her watch something on YouTube or Netflix, you can easily connect your phone to the Smart TV.

in my opinion, based on personal experience with folks in the family,
it depends.
if the person is tech-savvy, kaya niya yan.
but if hindi siya tech-savvy, baka ma-confuse siya. these folks will periodically look for someone to help them set it up.

[Motortrend]

in my opinion, based on personal experience with folks in the family,
it depends.
if the person is tech-savvy, kaya niya yan.
but if hindi siya tech-savvy, baka ma-confuse siya. these folks will periodically look for someone to help them set it up.

Cathy can show her mom how to work the Smart TV's remote so she can use the basic functions. The mom can just ignore the other buttons/functions.

But the Smart TV can allow Cathy or another family member (who is tech savvy) to let the mom watch shows/movies from their phones. It can be a good bonding moment.

[_Cathy_]

I'm looking at Coocaa and the 43" smart TV is only P9400 after discount. My Mom only watches cable so I only need to teach her how to go direct to cable

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[_Cathy_]

in my opinion, based on personal experience with folks in the family,
it depends.
if the person is tech-savvy, kaya niya yan.
but if hindi siya tech-savvy, baka ma-confuse siya. these folks will periodically look for someone to help them set it up.

This is what I am avoiding [emoji23]

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[Dr.Kamiya]

Another vote for TCL. Solid sya, got a 50" last year for around 20k

Stock (or almost stock) Google TV experience. Apps also just work, I tried installing Steam Link, Plex and Jellyfin players etc.

[Ry_Tower]

Another vote for TCL. Solid sya, got a 50" last year for around 20k

Stock (or almost stock) Google TV experience. Apps also just work, I tried installing Steam Link, Plex and Jellyfin players etc.

Yup, Devant and TCL nga are good buys. Not the Skyworth and Hisense.

[_Cathy_]

I lent my dumb TV to my which is exactly the same as her TV but different size and she woke me up because she can't find the cable TV (Nasa Input 3)

I think that's the sign for me to stick with a dumb tv?

There's a 40 inch TCL smart TV pala at Anson's for P12k

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[Tha_Mann]

between TCL and DeVant, get the TCL. rebranded lang yan DeVant, not sure kung Hisense ba. also, Google TV na OS ng TCL. yung DeVant, sariling OS yata.

[dr. d]

Our Sharp 32" in LED TV conked out na. The same model is still available at Anson's for P8,898 but this is the 3rd one over many years and I think it's sirain. I have good experience with Hisense (lasted us 7 years)

Sharp 2T-C32CB1M 32in LED TV - Ansons

Next size is 43" and all smart tv so I am choosing among Hisense, Devant and Skyworth. It will be used with regular cable TV and maybe will learn how to use Netflix? Which is the most durable brand?

Hisense 43A4GS 43in Smart TV
Vidaa U Operating System
Enhanced Color Imaging
Netflix / YouTube
₱14,800

Hisense 43A4GS 43in Smart TV - Ansons

Devant 43STW101 43in Full HD webOS TV
FREE Devant SWS-01B Soundwave Speaker worth ₱4,450
webOS Operating System
ThinQ Voice Command
Dolby Digital Plus
₱14,800

Devant 43STW11 43in Full HD webOS TV - Ansons

Skyworth 43STD4000 43in Smart TV
Borderless Design
Trochilus Engine
Coocaa Lite 3.0 OS System
₱12,990

Skyworth 43STD4 43in Smart TV - Ansons

the "good thing" with cheap units,
is that when / if they brake down,
in theory, you shouldn't feel too bad.

i bought that cheap sharp from anson some time ago, at the price you quoted. it's their basic model, and i think buyers are after its basic-ness.
it's still ok.
how old was yours when it conked out?

i have no experience with these "non-traditional" brands, but i have heard good things with TCL.
personally, however, it's sony or other japanese for me, or samsung or LG.

[_Cathy_]

the "good thing" with cheap units,
is that when / if they brake down,
in theory, you shouldn't feel too bad.

i bought that cheap sharp from anson some time ago, at the price you quoted. it's their basic model, and i think buyers are after its basic-ness.
it's still ok.
how old was yours when it conked out?

i have no experience with these "non-traditional" brands, but i have heard good things with TCL.
personally, however, it's sony or other japanese for me, or samsung or LG.

7 years before our Sharp basic model conked out. Yup I was after the basicness since it will be my senior Mom using it.

I plan to replace the TV in my room soon, based on the feedback here, it looks like I'll be getting a TCL.

[Ry_Tower]

7 years before our Sharp basic model conked out. Yup I was after the basicness since it will be my senior Mom using it.

I plan to replace the TV in my room soon, based on the feedback here, it looks like I'll be getting a TCL.

Super sulit na yung Sharp for 7 years of service.

[_Cathy_]

Super sulit na yung Sharp for 7 years of service.

Oh. Taas kasi benchmark ko, yung 90s Trinitron namin that refused to die. It never did ata, it just got so obsolete na. We used it for over 20 yrs

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[dr. d]

Oh. Taas kasi benchmark ko, yung 90s Trinitron namin that refused to die. It never did ata, it just got so obsolete na. We used it for over 20 yrs

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our ancient trinitron is still here, in complete, good working order. (well, we had replaced the remote thrice, already...)
but we had since de-throwned it.
the newer flat screen leds/lcds, kasi, offer larger screens yet are considerably less bulky.
it was a mere 25 incher, and we replaced it with a pre-owned 32 inch samsung solid state screen.
back then, a 25 inch crt was already a luxury model, even as today's 32 inch lcd is considered base model.

if your trinitron was working when you put it in storage, you can dust off the dirt and use it, again.
hey! all you need is the AV terminal, so's you can connect it to the cable black box.

[_Cathy_]

our ancient trinitron is still here, in complete, good working order. (well, we had replaced the remote thrice, already...)
but we had since de-throwned it.
the newer flat screen leds/lcds, kasi, offer larger screens yet are considerably less bulky.
it was a mere 25 incher, and we replaced it with a pre-owned 32 inch samsung solid state screen.
back then, a 25 inch crt was already a luxury model, even as today's 32 inch lcd is considered base model.

if your trinitron was working when you put it in storage, you can dust off the dirt and use it, again.
hey! all you need is the AV terminal, so's you can connect it to the cable black box.

It was working but since antenna signal on free TV got weak, we just brought it home to Laguna then our caretaker asked for it. This year lang or late last year. It was literally indestructible. I wish they made appliances like that pa.

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[Dr.Kamiya]

The technology in those picture tubes was very robust. The guns that fire electrons at the phosphors are almost indestructible, and the rest of the components are simple enough that you can find substitutes, should an identical replacement part not be available. Burn-in happens at the phosphor layer of the screen.

For LCD TVs the backlight will eventually die, it is after all for older models a fluorescent lamp, and if your TV is sufficiently old I'm sure sourcing the replacement part will become next to impossible. The newer ones with LED backlighting should last longer, if failures do not happen elsewhere.

OLEDs the panel itself degrades as it gets used, leading to screen burn-in. The screen itself might ultimately last longer than LCD TVs, but it might be left with a shadowy reminder of programs past watched.

[dr. d]

It was literally indestructible. I wish they made appliances like that pa.

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they would, if the demand was there.
alas, they are significantly more expensive to manufacture nowadays.

it's like vacuum tubes (which is essentially what a CRT or Cathode Ray Tube, is. a huge vacuum tube!).
the march of technology has rendered vacuum tubes essentially obsolete, in the vast majority of applications.
but they are making a fan comeback!
alas, their current prices today are so illogical, only affluent aficionadoes will willingly pay for them.

[Monseratto]

our ancient trinitron is still here, in complete, good working order. (well, we had replaced the remote thrice, already...)
but we had since de-throwned it.
the newer flat screen leds/lcds, kasi, offer larger screens yet are considerably less bulky.
it was a mere 25 incher, and we replaced it with a pre-owned 32 inch samsung solid state screen.
back then, a 25 inch crt was already a luxury model, even as today's 32 inch lcd is considered base model.

if your trinitron was working when you put it in storage, you can dust off the dirt and use it, again.
hey! all you need is the AV terminal, so's you can connect it to the cable black box.

Problem with old TVs are you can't plug anything HD. Everything nowadays use HDMI cables.

[dr. d]

mabuhay ang RCA jacks!
heh heh.

[Vodka]

i remember when we were buying a new TV for my famicom back in the late 80's i think. it was sony vs samsung, latter was somewhat new to the market and had a different logo, or maybe it was LG (goldstar at that time), i don't remember too well. ended up getting the sony trinitron which was pretty cool, flat along one axis

i miss the quality and reliability of Sony. i used to have a bunch of sony clie PDAs back when there were no smartphones yet, cybershot U-series and T-series. a sony hdd camcorder w/ night vision, got to make blair witch type videos haha. had a sony-ericsson T68i, mobile internet on your PDA via bt to the phone over super-slow GPRS

what's sony doing these days? i think it's just playstation and cameras