kannot Posted January 17, 2019 Share Posted January 17, 2019 So a few months back I bought a samsung smart tv, ok it wasnt a lot, 11000 baht but its a total piece of junk. I got a hard wired internet connection to it not wifi and the speed is painful 0.14 kb its laggy as hell, it often tells me the browser has closed for no reason and i didnt close it, takes ages after turning on to get into the smart hub keeps saying "try later" in short the UI is just abysmal, how the hell they can sell this junk Ill neve r know. I added a wireless all in one mouse and keyboard ( another piece of junk as unable to turn off tap to click as no real drivers) yet when I use it the bloody annoying samsung on screen keyboard keeps popping up, cant turn it off. Then on startup menu it asks if you just want to use the tv as a monitor only ie no tv, which I clicked "yes" but every time it then restarts up it keeps asking me to search for tv channels. Are they all <deleted> like this? Tried to use it about 3 times now but like almost ALL modern tech things they are buggy and have real bad issues. Getting to the point where Im seriously thinking of dumping all tech as a lot of it is flawed, from the car infotainment to the Tv,s to windows 10 and miscrosofts almost daily updates to skype which theyve buggered up beyond all belief. Is there no real testing of this crap? often especially with the computers a fix is never issued, still got a laptop now which says "connect automatically" to the internet and never does....tried all the fixes, nowt works. Right after a lovely MS update. Then we have Dells inflating laptop batteries on xps 13's Li-on batteries which blow up like a balloon forcing the trackpad almost out of the laptop and making it unable to right/left click, have to get a new battery every 18 months or so............just crap r&d. So smart tvs.....are they all just <deleted>? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grafting Ken Posted January 17, 2019 Share Posted January 17, 2019 If you don't want it take it to Bangkok. I'll send my driver down to pick up the same place I picked up the cooker from. Kindest of regards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grafting Ken Posted January 17, 2019 Share Posted January 17, 2019 Oh and by the way.... got a bit of a tree thing going on and don't have anyone in your area.... would you be interested? Better than pineapple. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kannot Posted January 17, 2019 Author Share Posted January 17, 2019 5 minutes ago, Grafting Ken said: Oh and by the way.... got a bit of a tree thing going on and don't have anyone in your area.... would you be interested? Better than pineapple. "grafting Ken eh" hahahahah whats the tree thing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grafting Ken Posted January 17, 2019 Share Posted January 17, 2019 43 minutes ago, kannot said: "grafting Ken eh" hahahahah whats the tree thing? try 4 trees.... you will be able to afford a Sony next year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KittenKong Posted January 17, 2019 Share Posted January 17, 2019 My 55in Samsung TV is 7+ years old and works fine. I am very happy with it. I dont use any of the "smart" functions though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henryford Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 What do you expect for 11,000? You pay crap you get crap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tutsiwarrior Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 my 5 y.o. samsung 40" speakers are packing up and been wondering about a sound bar or a new TV...some folks rave about TCL tvs being good value and quality... never had a smart tv...only use it to play downloaded movies with an HDMI connection to the laptop...looks like thb15000 will get a nice smart tv, TCL brand...so maybe then I'll get to watch tv broadcasts too, for what they're worth... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madmen Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 my 5 y.o. samsung 40" speakers are packing up and been wondering about a sound bar or a new TV...some folks rave about TCL tvs being good value and quality... never had a smart tv...only use it to play downloaded movies with an HDMI connection to the laptop...looks like thb15000 will get a nice smart tv, TCL brand...so maybe then I'll get to watch tv broadcasts too, for what they're worth... I bought a TCL 55 inch a few years. Great pic but only just found out the sound output on the back does not work so can't connect a sound bar and TCL service center don't reply to emails. Most the major brands are at 17K and UHD 4K now so I would not buy TCL again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Curious Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 51 minutes ago, madmen said: I bought a TCL 55 inch a few years. Great pic but only just found out the sound output on the back does not work so can't connect a sound bar and TCL service center don't reply to emails. Most the major brands are at 17K and UHD 4K now so I would not buy TCL again Can you bluetooth the connection from your TV to the soundbar? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madmen Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 Can you bluetooth the connection from your TV to the soundbar?It's not a smart TV. I bought it as a pc monitor for my flight simulator and was the cheapest at the time.Now I want to update to a 4k UHD TV for the pc and use the TCL as just a TV but not without a sound barWill get the Gf to call service and see about a repair Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kannot Posted January 18, 2019 Author Share Posted January 18, 2019 7 hours ago, Henryford said: What do you expect for 11,000? You pay crap you get crap. Really so if i pay 100k ill get superfast internet a much better UI and no lag?? assuming my own internet is 10mb + beacsue Ive seen a few articles which say laggy crap UI with a lot of them. Pay crap does not always mean get crap as much as paying top price doesnt get you anything better in many cases............Buy Mercedes and get an unreliable over engineered car, by Japanese cheap car get reliability https://us.community.samsung.com/t5/TVs/UN55H6350AF-Super-slow-menus-Smart-TV/td-p/165579/page/2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tweedledee2 Posted January 19, 2019 Share Posted January 19, 2019 Sounds more like installation and operator error to me. Maybe Google Smart TV set-up for dummies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
recom273 Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 No problems with my Samsung Smart-tv .. I think I paid around 15,000. I chose a Samsung because there was a Synology app that allows me to stream from my NAS, the setup for everything was easy enough, the wife uses the YouTube app. The only issue was the only digital sound out was optical, which I found out after purchase. If you experiencing lag, have you upgraded your router? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kannot Posted January 27, 2019 Author Share Posted January 27, 2019 On 1/19/2019 at 1:13 PM, tweedledee2 said: Sounds more like installation and operator error to me. Maybe Google Smart TV set-up for dummies. why on earth would I need to do that? turn on connect to router via cable for better speed and.................still crap, laggy, browser frequently says error, at start up despite me setting it for use as a "monitor only" its still asks me to plug in an effin ariel...........every bleeding time. Then theres a "pls wait" notice or "try again later" as it tries to start the smart functions after you turn it on...........piece of crap Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kannot Posted January 27, 2019 Author Share Posted January 27, 2019 On 1/22/2019 at 11:19 AM, recom273 said: No problems with my Samsung Smart-tv .. I think I paid around 15,000. I chose a Samsung because there was a Synology app that allows me to stream from my NAS, the setup for everything was easy enough, the wife uses the YouTube app. The only issue was the only digital sound out was optical, which I found out after purchase. If you experiencing lag, have you upgraded your router? why? routers 12 months old and direct cable to TV. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpokaneAl Posted January 27, 2019 Share Posted January 27, 2019 Have you done a speed test of your internet connection? Are you getting the promised speed from your provider? Perhaps your internet speed is too slow.Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rimmer Posted January 27, 2019 Share Posted January 27, 2019 A baiting flame has been removed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kannot Posted January 27, 2019 Author Share Posted January 27, 2019 1 hour ago, SpokaneAl said: Have you done a speed test of your internet connection? Are you getting the promised speed from your provider? Perhaps your internet speed is too slow. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk on the tv itself, yes..................its crap thru cable, on wifi its even crapper, makes me wonder if its duff per se On my laptop its fine 7mb+ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpokaneAl Posted January 27, 2019 Share Posted January 27, 2019 on the tv itself, yes..................its crap thru cable, on wifi its even crapper, makes me wonder if its duff per se On my laptop its fine 7mb+7 mbps? Is that a typo? If not how can you do anything at that speed? I like 70 or so mbps just for day to day stuff, and would prefer faster. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dddave Posted January 31, 2019 Share Posted January 31, 2019 On 1/18/2019 at 12:16 PM, madmen said: I bought a TCL 55 inch a few years. Great pic but only just found out the sound output on the back does not work so can't connect a sound bar and TCL service center don't reply to emails. Most the major brands are at 17K and UHD 4K now so I would not buy TCL again I've had a TCL 55" for a year now and have had no problems hooking it up to an audio system. Great TV and a great value. Take a picture of the audio outputs on the back of your TV and go to a decent retailer like Power Buy. They will know what adapter you will need to connect to a soundbar. Also, your TV sound output may be set to "TV speakers only" or something similar. Check your audio menu. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madmen Posted January 31, 2019 Share Posted January 31, 2019 I've had a TCL 55" for a year now and have had no problems hooking it up to an audio system. Great TV and a great value. Take a picture of the audio outputs on the back of your TV and go to a decent retailer like Power Buy. They will know what adapter you will need to connect to a soundbar. Also, your TV sound output may be set to "TV speakers only" or something similar. Check your audio menu.I've tried every adaptor there is but no joy. In theory just plugging in my headphones to the audio out should cut the TV speakers but no effect at all.I've spent hours testing the settings on the remote for audio as well.It's probably something simple but I've sent emails to the service center with pics without really expecting a reply and wasn't disappointed [emoji26]I've just noticed new TCL 55" UHD 4K smart tv on lazada for 12k. Great reviews about the pic quality but in typical TCL style everyone says the smart bit is clunky and doesn't work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kannot Posted January 31, 2019 Author Share Posted January 31, 2019 On 1/27/2019 at 9:27 PM, SpokaneAl said: 7 mbps? Is that a typo? If not how can you do anything at that speed? I like 70 or so mbps just for day to day stuff, and would prefer faster. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk no typo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lacessit Posted January 31, 2019 Share Posted January 31, 2019 I just download the stuff I want from the internet at my leisure, save it to a 64 GB thumb drive, then plug it into the USB port of my Samsung. I'm too dumb for all this smart stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kannot Posted February 1, 2019 Author Share Posted February 1, 2019 i live out in the boonies, been using tot wi max for 5-6 years now, finally got fibre out here now, 100mbps (reality about 29mbps outside of Thailand) will try the tv today to see if any different Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kannot Posted February 2, 2019 Author Share Posted February 2, 2019 still crap o.1 mbps...........will call spamsong laptops state 80mbps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LivinLOS Posted February 3, 2019 Share Posted February 3, 2019 This is why I buy a TV with a great image.. and add external 'smart' boxes which are cheap and easy to upgrade and every year or two are a huge jump forward. The most pleasing image of all my TVs is a top end older plasma in the UK.. with a 1080p source that TV is just crystal clear and none of the clipping brightness problems I see on 90s of the LED 4k sets.. Really hard to get them tuned 'correct'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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