Pete's Write

Each year without fail, even during the current epidemic, manufacturers have to introduce new features to entice us to part with our money for their latest models. However, how do we filter through the information thrown at us in the info brochures and by the sales staff? Firstly ask yourself, what is your viewing diet? GIGO - garbage in, garbage out is the advice, so if your source is more low res, you can't make pearls out of pigs ears.. even the best video chips can't make a DVD look like UHD. Are you mainly watching youtube videos, or subscribe to the basic Netflix tier which does not have 4k streaming for example.  To give another example, if you're merely watching or actually listening to the news, a top tier TV may be a pure waste of time.  Then see what's your viewing distance, and make sure you use the TV to it's best performance. Using a 40 inch TV at 10 feet will not give you the kind of resolution and picture quality you are asking for. Also, using a vie...

A few years ago, everyone was using discs as the source of their movies in their den. But DVDs, Blu Ray and UHD discs are now the preserve of collectors and enthusiasts. Many now rely on a set top media box or just rely on the inbuilt apps in their smart TVs to stream movies. Let's consider some important points: If your viewing diet consist of the mainstream ones like Netflix, Disney+, Prime etc, then see if your smart TV will support them. However some budget TVs use an operating system that is laggy and the system is subject to crashes. Other TVs cannot support the apps you like and all these are easily sorted by adding a streaming device.  Budget For under 100 dollars, you have many choices already, so see what are the important aspects that really matter and are they worth paying for.  Remote: A necessity in my opinion, even if there may be apps for your handphone. Backlighting will be a nice touch, and if the remote uses proper AA or AAA batteries, I find it superio...