Affordable Smart TV ~40" with DVB-S as well as DVB-T?

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BlakJak

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#304613 20-May-2023 20:18

Hi, I found this thread from 2016 but I need the 2023 edition ;-)

Our Freeview receiver is giving up, antenna connector pretty stuffed and the way it's attached to the circuit board pretty much prevents me trying to improvise a fix.

I live in a rental, so only have a dish - no terrestrial option.

I'd like to buy a Smart TV (somewhere between 36" and 43") that can handle both forms of Freeview and otherwise basically just be 'good enough'.

I also will be honest; I'm not sure I want a Samsung.I suppose beggers can't be choosers.

For comparison my wife surfaced this Philips model from PB Tech and I was sold until I realised it was DVB-T only (no S).

But that gives you an idea of what i'm after.

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#3078185 20-May-2023 22:17

I picked up a 40 inch Panasonic last year that does both DVB-T and S ...

it model number was TH-40JX700Z, but it looks like they aren't stocked any more :(

Although Panasonic NZ still have it on their site so it might be orderable

https://www.panasonic.com/nz/support/product-archives/product-archives-consumer/tv-home-theatre-audio/televisions/ultra-hd-tvs/th-40jx700z.html

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#3078273 21-May-2023 12:45

Jb are running out of Panasonics so you might be able to pick up a good deal. And they may still have cash ack as well.

Also “affordable” is subjective. I paid $1497 and gained $100 cash back on a 48”. I thought that was quite reasonable (tv it replaced was $3400 back in 2008)

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#3078280 21-May-2023 13:28

Get a standard TV and a separate satellite decoder perhaps? May be easier than finding what you are looking for.

Other options:

Talk to your landlord about getting a UHF aerial fitted
Fit a UHF aerial yourself
Forget broadcast TV and just stream everything

Lazy is such an ugly word, I prefer to call it selective participation

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#3078283 21-May-2023 13:38

My Panasonic has a freeview app. And it’s just live broadcasts of whatever is on tv (without having to go to tvnz or three now apps)

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#3078317 21-May-2023 14:38

In the interests of moving fast... we bought the Philips from PB for $388. We'll be streaming live TV via the TVNZ and 3Now apps for the infrequent occasions we watch it. Most of our viewing is from Netflix, Disney Plus, Amazon Prime and the TVNZ/3Now streaming services anyway.

In the great scheme of things we were never going to spend more than a few hundred dollars at this stage anyway, so 'this'll do'.

At some point if live broadcast because a must-have, i'll buy another dual-mode set-top box.

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