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expired Posted by PixelPioneer • Dec 31, 2024
Dec 31, 2024 4:32 AM
VIZIO 43” Class Full HD 1080p LED Smart TV (148 + free shipping) - $148
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My thoughts on this are as follows:
1. I could either buy a high-end screen, like the AI Thin from LG or the QLED from Samsung, and add a Fire Stick.
2. Alternatively, I could purchase a decent screen, such as an Insignia or another brand, that has Fire TV OS built-in.
My thoughts on this are as follows:
1. I could either buy a high-end screen, like the AI Thin from LG or the QLED from Samsung, and add a Fire Stick.
2. Alternatively, I could purchase a decent screen, such as an Insignia or another brand, that has Fire TV OS built-in.
You can change your platform at any time by adding the stick of your choice from $20-$70, but you can't change your TV screen specs without buying a new TV.
To each their own, but I'm pretty sure this is the first time I've ever read about someone who likes, even prefers, Fire. Get a Roku stick, you'll never go back. If cost is an issue you can buy used ones that are a previous generation or two and it'll still blow away Fire stick imo
Personally, I've used all three as well as the LG WebOS, and I heavily prefer stock Android / Google TV. It has the widest app store out of the bunch, with endless 3rd party apps if you tinker.
FireTV is just a version of Android TV with a worse app store. Responsiveness is usually determined by hardware. Low-end CPUs will result in poor playback and sluggish menu responsiveness, while high-end hardware will be a better experience for all platforms. Consider the lower end FireTV sticks; they're sluggish and suck with Kodi. I sent my old one back to Amazon for a trade-in deal for a 4K max on deep discount, and it's a massive improvement when navigating Kodi menus.
There are very few reasons to pick up any 1080p TVs now unless they're extremely cheap and you need the bare minimum. $150 can get you much better TVs like the Hisense A6, or nearly any TCL 4k. You should prioritize specs first, then OS / platform.
For years Edge Lit TVs were the gold standard—and they're still the most common types of TVs available. They use LEDs placed along the edge of the TV, facing the center of the screen, to light the image. In terms of local dimming, they can typically only dim large sections of the picture, not the pin-point dimming you'd get with Full Array.
In the case of Full Array LED TVs, the LEDs are numerous, and spread throughout the back of the television. And because there are generally more LEDs on Full Array TVs than Edge Lit, local dimming is finer, more targeted, and produces deeper, darker, richer images that make what you're watching on the screen virtually come to life.
In the Full Array LED vs. Edge Lit TV comparison, Full Arrays come out on top. However, if a Full Array television isn't in your budget, or you don't want or need, a Full Array TV for work or your own personal use, Edge Lit televisions still do an excellent job of producing quality images that are crisp, deep and beautiful.