Tellyboxes...

[Bruce Spanner]

Still not bought one as I'm lazy and don't particularly watch TV, but I have a question...

 

If I'm buying a TV for 500/1000 why the fuck do I then need to buy a sound bar and 'sound system'?

 

Surely if I'm paying the best part of a grand for some glass, wires and plastic the sound should be good enough, right?

[RedKnight]

No, they're so thin now that there's nowhere to house good quality speakers.

[Bruce Spanner]

Just now, RedKnight said:

No, they're so thin now that there's nowhere to house good quality speakers.

Then, and ignore the naivety, why are they so expensive?

 

Is it just captive market stuff considering they’re knocked up for about £50 in Asia and shipped over here.

[Jose Jones]

7 hours ago, Bruce Spanner said:

Still not bought one as I'm lazy and don't particularly watch TV, but I have a question...

 

If I'm buying a TV for 500/1000 why the fuck do I then need to buy a sound bar and 'sound system'?

 

Surely if I'm paying the best part of a grand for some glass, wires and plastic the sound should be good enough, right?

My tv’s speaker is the screen. Spooky bastard it is.

[SasaS]

10 hours ago, Bruce Spanner said:

Still not bought one as I'm lazy and don't particularly watch TV, but I have a question...

 

If I'm buying a TV for 500/1000 why the fuck do I then need to buy a sound bar and 'sound system'?

 

Surely if I'm paying the best part of a grand for some glass, wires and plastic the sound should be good enough, right?

 

I watch everything with headphones on, it's much better for the dialogue and cheaper. Unless you are into family viewing , or you must have the telly on all day in the background, two people can easily use a splitter and two sets of cordless or wired headphones, which probably offers better sound pound for pound.

 

On the other hand, I'm weird. Only watch what I first download.

[RedKnight]

12 hours ago, Bruce Spanner said:

Then, and ignore the naivety, why are they so expensive?

 

Is it just captive market stuff considering they’re knocked up for about £50 in Asia and shipped over here.

 

They're basically good quality speakers that used to be in the TV. So they've separated them and you have to pay extra now.

 

I bought an AV receiver and surround system about 8 years ago as I have 6 things that need a HDMI connection.

[sir roger]

2 hours ago, SasaS said:

 

I watch everything with headphones on, it's much better for the dialogue and cheaper. Unless you are into family viewing , or you must have the telly on all day in the background, two people can easily use a splitter and two sets of cordless or wired headphones, which probably offers better sound pound for pound.

 

On the other hand, I'm weird. Only watch what I first download.

 

Maybe one for the 'small things' thread, but annoying that LG tv's have done away with a headphone socket completely.

[Harry's Lad]

38 minutes ago, sir roger said:

 

Maybe one for the 'small things' thread, but annoying that LG tv's have done away with a headphone socket completely.

The Samsung I have is the same. It does have Bluetooth so I tried setting it up with my ear buds but there was issues with lip sync.

I only tried it because I'm mutton and  was having trouble with dialogue through the soundbar, but I replaced that last month for one with a processor that amplifies dialogue separately and it's better. Much better.

[VladimirIlyich]

On 10/09/2023 at 19:15, sir roger said:

I got a LG Smart TV also, about £350 worth. It's fine for somebody like me who isn't a tech nut but just wants a decent picture.

 

I got a BT package with excellent WiFi and Netflix and Now TV rolled in. £61 pm. 

I get my non-terrestrial sport via a firestick 

 

Another LG vote here. Had mine since 2010 with no problems whatsover.

Stand by for a tv explosion in my house now!

[SasaS]

On 09/11/2023 at 11:44, sir roger said:

 

Maybe one for the 'small things' thread, but annoying that LG tv's have done away with a headphone socket completely.

Really? How do they expect people to connect them then? How bizarre. Do they save much by not having a socket?

[Strontium]

On 10/09/2023 at 19:15, sir roger said:

I got a LG Smart TV also, about £350 worth. It's fine for somebody like me who isn't a tech nut but just wants a decent picture.

 

I did the same, well it was £329, add me to the LG crew.

 

You get really decent TVs these days for a fairly modest outlay.

[sir roger]

1 hour ago, SasaS said:

Really? How do they expect people to connect them then? How bizarre. Do they save much by not having a socket?

 

Its all Bluetooth. 

Seems to me it is alienating anybody with little computer savvy for very little gain.

[markcd]

I bought a Samsung frame that looks like a painting when it's in standby.

Load of wank.

Hope this helps