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Hi All

 

Currently using emby with homerun tuner on an amazon box

 

I looking at a new tv (maybe 4k) and wondering if i should go smart screen with emby as a app on LG or samsung

 

Or just use a TV as a monitor as i do now with a amazon fire tv box (v2)

 

I could re-purpose the amazon box onto another screen so its not like i am throwing it away

 

Most important thing is ease of use and wondering if i could loose the side click remote etc

 

I wondering those of you that have experienced both could chip in

 

Is the amazon app on tv a nice experience?

Does emby run as well on a TV

 

Interested please 

 

Thanks

[CBers 7450]

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[tdiguy 99]

Personally i think anything over 1080 is overkill. But i am partially color blind and have astigmatism so I basically dont see in HD anyway lol.

For ease of use its hard to beat a amazon fire, i would also compare the difference cost wise between a smart tv and similar non smart tv and consider if the upgrade is actually worth it or if simply buying another amazon fire tv is more worthwhile ( which there is a new version that is 70$ ).

The last time i went tv shopping the price difference was not worth it and most tv's use proprietary app stores which bugs the daylights out of me.

[legallink 187]

I would choose a box. The interface is better and I find the performance better as well. The tv apps I’ve used are fine but navigation and use is not as good as on the streaming boxes.

[BAlGaInTl 288]

Here's my opinion...

 

Always buy a TV for the video quality. 

 

NEVER even think about the "smart" features.  The smart features bundled with sets are almost always quickly out of date, and rarely really updated.

 

If you get a TV that happens to have decent smart features, that's a bonus... But trust me.  The set will definitely outlive those features.

[notla49285 48]

Here's my opinion...

 

Always buy a TV for the video quality. 

 

NEVER even think about the "smart" features.  The smart features bundled with sets are almost always quickly out of date, and rarely really updated.

 

If you get a TV that happens to have decent smart features, that's a bonus... But trust me.  The set will definitely outlive those features.

 

+1 for this, not only for these reasons but I haven't seen a smart TV yet that isn't slow as hell to load anything (menu navigation mainly, content plays ok but it's infuriating to get there)

Edited November 7, 2017 by notla49285

[ThePaladinTech 22]

+1 for this, not only for these reasons but I haven't seen a smart TV yet that isn't slow as hell to load anything (menu navigation mainly, content plays ok but it's infuriating to get there)

+1 for that -  my main viewing area I can use emby on the TV (a samsung), on AndroidTV (Nexus Player), or on my Xbox one. I typically choose the xbox one, sometimes the Nexus... but never the 'smart' tv itself.

[mastrmind11 722]

+1, just picked up a 2nd Shield for my living room and moved the MiBox to the kids room.  Such a difference.  Problem being it gets pretty confusing since all the apps are now on both the TV and the MiBox.  Thankfully watched state syncs ev everywhere, but still kind of a PITA when the kids get confused....  That and the MiBox doesn't have Amazon Video, which I didn't even realize until I moved the box over.  But why would it be easy?