On taking out the bells and whistles...

by Rob10 - 11/15/11 9:36 AM

In Reply to: Which is the best smart TV? by CecilSanders3

I'm in the market for a HDTV too, and PQ is my first priority as well. I don't want to pay extra for 3D either, because the demo at the store made it looked like it's not ready for Prime Time yet. However, two points...

1. It's nice to be able to click a button and have my Netflix Watch Instantly queue available instead of having to turn on my internet-capable DVD player and switch sources on the TV.
2. From what I've read, it sounds like the TV manufacturers are putting the better screens and video processors into the higher-end sets that have all the extra crap. It's not like you can take a $1500 TV that has a great picture and simply take out the internet capabilities and 3D, drop the price by $400 and call it a day. I would love to hear I'm wrong.