Samsung smart tv advice

gazhinio

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Looking to buy a 32" led tv for the kids playroom, and Ive seen one in Costco I fancy.
Basically, the spec is as follows:

Television
Brand: Samsung
Model Number: UE32EH5300
LED/LCD/Plasma: LED
Screen Size: 32"
Screen resolution: 1920 x 1080
Frame rate: 100Hz
3D Ready: No
Smart TV: Yes
Internet ready: Yes
Digital Tuner: Yes
Screen format: Widescreen
Audio: SRS TheatreSound HD
HDMI/Scarts: 3 x HDMI
USB Ports: 2 x USB
Headphone socket: Yes
Memory card slot: No
DLNA: Yes

So, my questions are..
Obviously you can use these tvs for youtube, Netflix etc..do I need to buy a dongle type device to activate these apps/internet etc??
Or does it just run off my wifi??

And it comes with a blue ray player as part of the deal....does this alter the situation?
Comes with a 5 year warranty, hence why I'm looking at Costco!

Any advice people, does it look like a decent 32" tv?
 
You can run an Ethernet cable from the TV to the router if it is close by.

I think you have to buy the specific Samsung WIFI dongle, which is around £40.

If you plan to use the Smart TV services a lot, I'd go down the Ethernet route. Personally, I've never really used them (the Lovefilm app for Samsung TV's had a lot of problems around the start of the year, confirmed on their Twitter feed).
 
gazhinio said:
Looking to buy a 32" led tv for the kids playroom, and Ive seen one in Costco I fancy.
Basically, the spec is as follows:

Television
Brand: Samsung
Model Number: UE32EH5300
LED/LCD/Plasma: LED
Screen Size: 32"
Screen resolution: 1920 x 1080
Frame rate: 100Hz
3D Ready: No
Smart TV: Yes
Internet ready: Yes
Digital Tuner: Yes
Screen format: Widescreen
Audio: SRS TheatreSound HD
HDMI/Scarts: 3 x HDMI
USB Ports: 2 x USB
Headphone socket: Yes
Memory card slot: No
DLNA: Yes

So, my questions are..
Obviously you can use these tvs for youtube, Netflix etc..do I need to buy a dongle type device to activate these apps/internet etc??
Or does it just run off my wifi??

And it comes with a blue ray player as part of the deal....does this alter the situation?
Comes with a 5 year warranty, hence why I'm looking at Costco!

Any advice people, does it look like a decent 32" tv?


Doesn't that have wifi built in? Mine does and you can get Netflix YouTube bbc iplayer and itv player also.
 
waspish said:
gazhinio said:
Looking to buy a 32" led tv for the kids playroom, and Ive seen one in Costco I fancy.
Basically, the spec is as follows:

Television
Brand: Samsung
Model Number: UE32EH5300
LED/LCD/Plasma: LED
Screen Size: 32"
Screen resolution: 1920 x 1080
Frame rate: 100Hz
3D Ready: No
Smart TV: Yes
Internet ready: Yes
Digital Tuner: Yes
Screen format: Widescreen
Audio: SRS TheatreSound HD
HDMI/Scarts: 3 x HDMI
USB Ports: 2 x USB
Headphone socket: Yes
Memory card slot: No
DLNA: Yes

So, my questions are..
Obviously you can use these tvs for youtube, Netflix etc..do I need to buy a dongle type device to activate these apps/internet etc??
Or does it just run off my wifi??

And it comes with a blue ray player as part of the deal....does this alter the situation?
Comes with a 5 year warranty, hence why I'm looking at Costco!

Any advice people, does it look like a decent 32" tv?


Doesn't that have wifi built in? Mine does and you can get Netflix YouTube bbc iplayer and itv player also.

You don't get this do you Waspish lad?
I ask the questions, you lot answer them lol
Come on bm, I need to know
 
gazhinio said:
waspish said:
gazhinio said:
Looking to buy a 32" led tv for the kids playroom, and Ive seen one in Costco I fancy.
Basically, the spec is as follows:

Television
Brand: Samsung
Model Number: UE32EH5300
LED/LCD/Plasma: LED
Screen Size: 32"
Screen resolution: 1920 x 1080
Frame rate: 100Hz
3D Ready: No
Smart TV: Yes
Internet ready: Yes
Digital Tuner: Yes
Screen format: Widescreen
Audio: SRS TheatreSound HD
HDMI/Scarts: 3 x HDMI
USB Ports: 2 x USB
Headphone socket: Yes
Memory card slot: No
DLNA: Yes

So, my questions are..
Obviously you can use these tvs for youtube, Netflix etc..do I need to buy a dongle type device to activate these apps/internet etc??
Or does it just run off my wifi??

And it comes with a blue ray player as part of the deal....does this alter the situation?
Comes with a 5 year warranty, hence why I'm looking at Costco!

Any advice people, does it look like a decent 32" tv?


Doesn't that have wifi built in? Mine does and you can get Netflix YouTube bbc iplayer and itv player also.

You don't get this do you Waspish lad?
I ask the questions, you lot answer them lol
Come on bm, I need to know

No you don't need a dongle type thingy if you have wifi built in if it doesn't you will need a wifi dongle
 
Looks like that TV has WiFi, well the exact same one on Amazon does.

So just connect it up, I imagine you will do this when you first switch it on and your good to go.

Good reviews... <a class="postlink" href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Samsung-UE32EH5300-1080p-Smart-functionality/dp/B007JURCMS" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://www.amazon.co.uk/Samsung-UE32EH5 ... B007JURCMS</a>

So looks like a good TV mate.
 
CTID101 said:
Looks like that TV has WiFi, well the exact same one on Amazon does.

So just connect it up, I imagine you will do this when you first switch it on and your good to go.

Good reviews... <a class="postlink" href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Samsung-UE32EH5300-1080p-Smart-functionality/dp/B007JURCMS" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://www.amazon.co.uk/Samsung-UE32EH5 ... B007JURCMS</a>

So looks like a good TV mate.

That's presuming he has a router
 
CTID101 said:
Looks like that TV has WiFi, well the exact same one on Amazon does.

So just connect it up, I imagine you will do this when you first switch it on and your good to go.

Good reviews... <a class="postlink" href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Samsung-UE32EH5300-1080p-Smart-functionality/dp/B007JURCMS" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://www.amazon.co.uk/Samsung-UE32EH5 ... B007JURCMS</a>

So looks like a good TV mate.

It has Wifi functionality which is not wifi I don't think. It means if you plug something into it wifi magic works.
 
BimboBob said:
CTID101 said:
Looks like that TV has WiFi, well the exact same one on Amazon does.

So just connect it up, I imagine you will do this when you first switch it on and your good to go.

Good reviews... <a class="postlink" href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Samsung-UE32EH5300-1080p-Smart-functionality/dp/B007JURCMS" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://www.amazon.co.uk/Samsung-UE32EH5 ... B007JURCMS</a>

So looks like a good TV mate.

It has Wifi functionality which is not wifi I don't think. It means if you plug something into it wifi magic works.

Yes, after doing a bit of research, I think bimbo is right (for once?)
 

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