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They have different kinds - one is a box. I really prefer my Smart TV (Samsung constantly updates apps), but for the bedroom I was about saving the most money so I got a 'dumb' TV and a blu-ray player that does double-duty as a streaming device.
The Samsung TV is smart enough I don't have to hit 'input' or source, I just hit the smart hub button and after it automatically goes back to antenna when I exit out.
Also, it magically works the blu-ray player. I say magicly because I didn't have to do anything to set that up.
I just accidentally used the Smart TV remote instead of the blu-ray remote and it worked. For all functions.
Consider a Roku for streaming, and a good HDTV antenna for local broadcast channels.
Yes. This is exactly what I do but I do live fairly close to broadcast towers so it's pretty easy for me to pick up all over the air channels. I have a Roku for some of my "free" streaming sites. I used to have Netflix but cancelled after I found most of the movies I could watch can be found someplace else. (like youtube). I did just finish watching the new season of Grace and Frankie this weekend but I found it online so I couldn't watch it on TV. Still, I didn't mind. I wasn't going to sign up for Netflix again, just to watch this one series.
Yes. This is exactly what I do but I do live fairly close to broadcast towers so it's pretty easy for me to pick up all over the air channels. I have a Roku for some of my "free" streaming sites. I used to have Netflix but cancelled after I found most of the movies I could watch can be found someplace else. (like youtube). I did just finish watching the new season of Grace and Frankie this weekend but I found it online so I couldn't watch it on TV. Still, I didn't mind. I wasn't going to sign up for Netflix again, just to watch this one series.
I personally wouldn't keep Netflix year round because it goes into kind of a lull once you've watched what you want to and have to wait for new things to be added.
I keep Hulu all the time because it 'replaces' cable for me in the sense that it has most of my broadcast shows, some from basic cable, and movies.
It holds them like a DVR would so I don't have to watch as they air via antenna and put up with commercials. In that sense it's better than cable. Even with a DVR we had to forward through commercials. (so spoiled now with streaming!)
I personally wouldn't keep Netflix year round because it goes into kind of a lull once you've watched what you want to and have to wait for new things to be added.
I keep Hulu all the time because it 'replaces' cable for me in the sense that it has most of my broadcast shows, some from basic cable, and movies.
It holds them like a DVR would so I don't have to watch as they air via antenna and put up with commercials. In that sense it's better than cable. Even with a DVR we had to forward through commercials. (so spoiled now with streaming!)
I agree about Netflix. That's why I cancelled. It didn't seem prudent to keep it when I wasn't watching. Never subscribed to Hulu. Not sure why because it seems like a good source for TV viewing.
DVR capabilities would be nice but there's really nothing much that watch that I can't watch while it's being aired. I don't know if it's my age or what but even some of the commercials are pretty funny. I may be the only person left on planet earth that likes them. I do agree with you, though. Streaming full without commercials is really nice.
Until I started looking around for alternative viewing, I didn't realize that Youtube has movies available for purchase. Cheapo that I am, I won't buy them. Instead, I root around the site until I find movies that I like and then subscribe to the member who posts them.
It's actually kind of fun to seek and find new ways to view various TV shows and movies. I have a couple of secret places where I can watch Australian TV (for Wentworth).
Take a walk
Pray
Cook dinner
Have sex
Catch up on sleep
Stay late at the office and finish that tedious job you haven't been able to force yourself to do
Practice music
Call some friends and play music together
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I do agree with you, though. Streaming full without commercials is really nice. 