Smart TVs

[BarbaraRose]

I am wondering about some things with the Smart TV's...

I like to watch certain shows on the Travel Channel, HGTV, Reality, History, etc. Will I still be able to easily find those channels and shows? Is it pretty easy to figure out how to navigate?

Remember, I am VERY technically-challenged so I am worried about figuring it all out without getting overwhelmed.

[Cougarfan]

I'm in the process of getting rid of my DISH TV. They have just raised the price over my limit. I'm doing a free trial of YouTube TV to see if it will work for me. I've been researching YouTube TV and HULU Live and feel YouTube TV has the most channels I watch. So far, I'm happy with YouTube TV. I have had to Google several things so far (I've had it for about 45 minutes) but the answers are easy to find. YouTube TV is $73/mo which is more than half the cost of DISH. They are running a special with $8 off for the first 4 months. Hulu is $77/mo but didn't have a few of the channels I wanted.

I have been hesitant to go with a streaming service because my Internet is iffy, but I'm not willing to pay what DISH is charging anymore.

There are a lot of free streaming apps on a smart TV like Pluto TV and others that have good shows and movies. They are easy to navigate on the home screen of a smart TV. You just need good internet to watch them. Since you will be in a large city, you should be able to get local channels with an HDTV antenna that attaches to the inside of a window. I live just a little too far from Portland to get any over the air tv.

I think a smart TV is the way to go for you. You could also get a Roku stick if you find a non-smart TV for a good price. It will make the dumb TV smart LOL It just needs to have an HDMI port for the stick. There is also the Fire Stick through Amazon that seems to work good as well. I just bought a Roku stick for my fairly old smart TV because it wouldn't update due to not enough free space. The Roku stick is working great. The Roku channel has lots of older TV shows for free as well. The stick cost $50 which was cheaper than a new TV ha ha

I'm sure you will have no problem learning how to use a smart TV. Just remember, Google is your friend and has almost all the answers to your questions on how to use the TV.

Laura

[Bethers]

I'm happy with my cheap, non- smart tvs and Roku sticks. I have the cheap ($20-$25) roku sticks, too. But it means AFK my tvs work the same. But you have to have good wifi. I do all my streaming using the hit spot on my Visible phone. It will only allow two devices at a time connected for streaming, but it's pretty much all I use streaming due for, thus only need one.