[village dreamer]

just purchased a new smart tv, it aint that smart. 2 hours later, fine pass words?? go on to all the apps. what a pain in the butt. i miss the old days, plug it in hook up rabbit ears .... done. i feel like im 100 years old.

[tophcfa]

Hook up a Roku to it and it will become a good smart TV.

[Pugchief]

Originally Posted by village dreamer

just purchased a new smart tv, it aint that smart. 2 hours later, fine pass words?? go on to all the apps. what a pain in the butt. i miss the old days, plug it in hook up rabbit ears .... done. i feel like im 100 years old.

Originally Posted by tophcfa

Hook up a Roku to it and it will become a good smart TV.

Roku or some other platform, it matters not. You will still have to log in to any streaming service you pay for every time you get a new TV or Roku device.

An external Roku/Firestick/Chromecast, etc requires initial log in to apps. Yes, then the stick can be moved to another TV without passwords.

[retiredguy123]

Originally Posted by tophcfa

Hook up a Roku to it and it will become a good smart TV.

I agree. All 4 of my TVs are smart TVs, but I have a Roku stick connected to every one because it just works better than the built in smart TV features.

[Pairadocs]

Originally Posted by retiredguy123

I agree. All 4 of my TVs are smart TVs, but I have a Roku stick connected to every one because it just works better than the built in smart TV features.

100% AGREE with every word. Did the same, the basic Roku sticks were so inexpensive at Christmas time (so often they are a "come on" item during the Thanksgiving sale day) we just bought 4 one year. Much easier than going through the annoying routine on our "smart" TV's. Only regret... wish now we had the "fancy" voice activated search ones...lazy, lazy. I do miss the simple life, plug in TV that was it, and you always KNEW which channel to watch the Olympics, the U.S. open, which channel had the Friday night fights... all so confusing now it makes me feel like an imbecile !

[JMintzer]

During Amazon Prime sales, their FireSticks are dirt cheap. And yes, they have the voice recognition you want...

[dhdallas]

Originally Posted by JMintzer

During Amazon Prime sales, their FireSticks are dirt cheap. And yes, they have the voice recognition you want...

FireSticks are cheap because they are made to drive business to Amazon. Roku is the best.

[dhdallas]

Originally Posted by retiredguy123

I agree. All 4 of my TVs are smart TVs, but I have a Roku stick connected to every one because it just works better than the built in smart TV features.

Why didn't you buy a smart TV with Roku?

[dhdallas]

Originally Posted by village dreamer

just purchased a new smart tv, it aint that smart. 2 hours later, fine pass words?? go on to all the apps. what a pain in the butt. i miss the old days, plug it in hook up rabbit ears .... done. i feel like im 100 years old.

What are "fine" passwords? What kind of smart tv did you buy? Mine are all Roku enabled TV's and are easy to setup.

[village dreamer]

need pass words for netflex and disney apps, and we also have fire stick.

[retiredguy123]

Originally Posted by dhdallas

Why didn't you buy a smart TV with Roku?

I do have one. But, they are difficult to find in large size TVs. Also, I still think you get more flexibility by using a Roku stick because, if it fails, you can always just buy another Roku stick for less than 40 dollars.

[sdeikenberry]

Originally Posted by village dreamer

just purchased a new smart tv, it aint that smart. 2 hours later, fine pass words?? go on to all the apps. what a pain in the butt. i miss the old days, plug it in hook up rabbit ears .... done. i feel like im 100 years old.

It's understandable that as you approach new technology it may be a bit confusing and feel like it's more work. I believe if you stick with it, in a short time...after you are more comfortable with how it all works...you'll come to appreciate not being tied to a cable service and you'll spend less money for better product. My advice is to NOT use the smart TV apps but purchase a ROKU Ultra which has voice with it. Much better interaction experience.

[Papa_lecki]

The secret now, as we age, is to plan to buy the same brand TV in all your rooms. We settled on LG - and both houses, every room with a TV has the same interface.
I am not a big Roku fan, we use the apps on the TV - get TV from YouTubeTV.

[Ptmcbriz]

So you have to log into each app with your password once in the entire lifetime of the tv. So what is your complaint? Oh….got it. You want the tv to read your mind so you don’t have to use your fingers.

[Kamaaina]

Easy fix: Have the grand kids come for a visit. Hand them the remote, your smart phone, and a plate of grandma's cookies. Challenge them to make it all work and leave them go at it.