"Fascinating" thread, as we sit here, enjoying our 15-year old LG 26". Can't think of why I'd want anything that would make me want to sit on my butt more than I do! 
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Thanks. I found a long list of TVs with airplay on the Apple web site.Yes, some newer TV's have airplay built in...my 50" vizio in my office does and it works great.
You're obviously not a sports fan like some of us."Fascinating" thread, as we sit here, enjoying our 15-year old LG 26". Can't think of why I'd want anything that would make me want to sit on butt more than I do!![]()
Jeez, 26" TV, how 1975 of you."Fascinating" thread, as we sit here, enjoying our 15-year old LG 26". Can't think of why I'd want anything that would make me want to sit on butt more than I do!![]()
Yup. Stuck in the past.Jeez, 26" TV, how 1975 of you.Even my PC monitor today is 32" 4K. I used to have a flat 26" PC monitor that also had a tuner and remote, so was a TV, but that was 15+ years ago.
Yep - I tried that once - could "make due" with other universal remotes, but there were times when it really was a PITA not to have a real remote.When I was in the market for one, none of the Vizio's came with remote controls.
In order to change channels or any settings on the TV you had to run an app from your smart phone. This was a deal breaker for me as I like having the remote that anyone in the house could use.
"Fascinating" thread, as we sit here, enjoying our 15-year old LG 26". Can't think of why I'd want anything that would make me want to sit on my butt more than I do!![]()
Both of my Vizio tvs came with remotes...never heard of them only being app based. Makes no senseWhen I was in the market for one, none of the Vizio's came with remote controls.
In order to change channels or any settings on the TV you had to run an app from your smart phone. This was a deal breaker for me as I like having the remote that anyone in the house could use.
That's why I wall mount my TVs pretty low by comparison. Also harder to hide wires when it's high on a mantle.Thank you, Nick! I was beginning to wonder if I were some sort of alien since my TV is circa 2013, 32" in size and certainly not a "smart TV," and I rarely watch the thing. I am relieved, though, to note people's comments about sound on their televisions......I'd just assumed that it was me, since I have hearing impairment anyway and hearing aids can only do so much, rather than the TV..... Well, now I know that the answer is to buy a sound bar. If I watched TV a lot more frequently than I do, I'd go for this, but seriously, television just does not play an important role in my household. It's in the bedroom rather than the living room (I'm in a condo apartment, not a house, so no family room here). There is limited space in the bedroom and I can't imagine having any sort of screen larger than the 32-inch TV I've already got in there. You people who talk about these (what sounds to me like) monster-size televisions must have a whole lot more interest in watching TV, not to mention a heckuva lot of space in the room the thing is placed, than I do!
Since we're on the subject of TVs, though.....I have what is probably a silly or weird question. When people mount their TVs on a wall or above their fireplace mantel, don't they have to crick their necks in order to watch the darned thing? How comfortable can that be? I am not a fan of lying down while watching TV, I am always seated in a chair and I much prefer to have the viewing screen at least positioned at a level where I'm not having to look upward at the thing. Or does that monster size of these cinema-sized screens actually alleviate the need to crick one's neck since the TV is already so large and filling up a lot of visual space in a room anyway?
I think they have some pretty good wireless surround sound systems now.I am close to my tv and the 55cx is supposed to have good sound so I’m waiting to decide. I’d prefer surround but I can’t do wired now that I replaced carpeting w laminate. I tried a sound bar once and didn’t like.
How's the picture?P.s. the stand on the CX is most impressive. Instead of little plastic legs on the ends it has a metal stand in the middle
I drove 3 hrs yesterday to get tv and when we got home no internet, looks like modem fried, sitting outside bestbuy now waiting for curbside pickup of new modem. When it rains it....How's the picture?
Thanks, I’ll start looking after tv is upI think they have some pretty good wireless surround sound systems now.
That should take care of your wiring problem.
TV speakers vs. a soundbar will be night and day, no question. I have a soundbar and it is wired to the tv whereas the sub is wireless with the surrounds wired to the sub. No wires have to be ran across the room. Sub sits behind the couch and the surrounds are mounted behind the couch. No wires are seen and no manipulation of the house done. This will depend very much on your house design and layout obviously but the soundbar/wireless sub setup is a game changer.I am close to my tv and the 55cx is supposed to have good sound so I’m waiting to decide. I’d prefer surround but I can’t do wired now that I replaced carpeting w laminate. I tried a sound bar once and didn’t like.