A++ subby.

I like my TVs like I like my women.

CravenMorehead: I like my TVs like I like my women.

Immobile?

[RAGE] You'll pry my low-res, rear-projection behemoth from its corner when the guns finally fry enough that the brightness setting no long compensates.

There was an audible gasp in the room when it was unveiled, and a throng of photographers crowded around the set afterward like paparazzi around a starlet.

Was that copy written by CNN or the LG P.R. staff? Talk about cheerleading.

CravenMorehead: I like my TVs like I like my women.

Nailed to a wall with 110v running through them?

I want my TV to be largely a dumb box, with just enough connectivity to stream video from wherever. Social media is for smart phones.

Mike_LowELL: TVs with built-in social features so you can post to Twitter about the show you're watching

God dammit so much.

Seriously, I feel you man.

CravenMorehead: I like my TVs like I like my women.

Asian (and therefore kinda flat), mutes on demand, receptacles will accept several types of plugs, swapped out for newer model in a few years?

CravenMorehead: I like my TVs like I like my women.

Able to handle multiple inputs at the same time?

Seriously though, if these debut at $5000 i think they will sell like hot cakes.

CravenMorehead: I like my TVs like I like my women.

rear-facing inputs, a fast refresh rate, mute button and an adjustable black level?

I've been waiting for functional and reasonably priced OLED for literally 10+ years, sounds like it may just be a couple years away now.

Course I was really waiting for SOLED which I don't think these are.

WayToBlue: I've been waiting for functional and reasonably priced OLED for literally 10+ years, sounds like it may just be a couple years away now.

Course I was really waiting for SOLED which I don't think these are.

When OLED is mainstream 8k tvs will be just a year or two away.

Carth: WayToBlue: I've been waiting for functional and reasonably priced OLED for literally 10+ years, sounds like it may just be a couple years away now.

Course I was really waiting for SOLED which I don't think these are.

When OLED is mainstream 8k tvs will be just a year or two away.

Maybe, but content (besides video games) will lag far behind, so I'm comfortable waiting on 4320p for quite some time.

My ideal TV would have:

1) Built in free DVR capability

2) Recording to USB hard drives in a variety of standard formats (XviD, MPEG4, etc.) with selectable bitrates.

3) Network-ready with file sharing between TV and computer.

4) USB hub support.

5) Support for Netflix, Hulu, YouTube, etc. with updates via the internet.

6) Enough HDMI ports. 4 would be ok.

7) Analog audio outs.

Pie in the sky, I know.

GibbyTheMole: My ideal TV would have:

1) Built in free DVR capability

2) Recording to USB hard drives in a variety of standard formats (XviD, MPEG4, etc.) with selectable bitrates.

3) Network-ready with file sharing between TV and computer.

4) USB hub support.

5) Support for Netflix, Hulu, YouTube, etc. with updates via the internet.

6) Enough HDMI ports. 4 would be ok.

7) Analog audio outs.

Pie in the sky, I know.

my ideal tv would be connected to a computer which did all those things and played the tv channels through it with a UI designed specificly to be used with a remote.

GibbyTheMole: My ideal TV would have:

Pie in the sky, I know.

Since we're talking pie in the sky, here's what I would like:

1) A four or five bay NAS that isn't finicky about what hard drives I use, with a built-in DLNA server; and

2) A TV that play content from that NAS -- reliably, without stuttering or complaining about invalid formats.

I can approximate this setup right now with four devices (NAS, computer, WDTV, television), but I'd like to do it with just two devices.

Xai: GibbyTheMole: My ideal TV would have:

1) Built in free DVR capability

2) Recording to USB hard drives in a variety of standard formats (XviD, MPEG4, etc.) with selectable bitrates.

3) Network-ready with file sharing between TV and computer.

4) USB hub support.

5) Support for Netflix, Hulu, YouTube, etc. with updates via the internet.

6) Enough HDMI ports. 4 would be ok.

7) Analog audio outs.

Pie in the sky, I know.

my ideal tv would be connected to a computer which did all those things and played the tv channels through it with a UI designed specificly to be used with a remote.

That already exists.

Xai: CravenMorehead: I like my TVs like I like my women.

Nailed to a wall with 110v running through them?

[kefedokles] Volts don't flow! [/kefedokles]

/Sorry.

Jobber8742: Xai: GibbyTheMole: My ideal TV would have:

1) Built in free DVR capability

2) Recording to USB hard drives in a variety of standard formats (XviD, MPEG4, etc.) with selectable bitrates.

3) Network-ready with file sharing between TV and computer.

4) USB hub support.

5) Support for Netflix, Hulu, YouTube, etc. with updates via the internet.

6) Enough HDMI ports. 4 would be ok.

7) Analog audio outs.

Pie in the sky, I know.

my ideal tv would be connected to a computer which did all those things and played the tv channels through it with a UI designed specificly to be used with a remote.

That already exists.

From who?

Mike_LowELL: TVs with built-in social features so you can post to Twitter about the show you're watching

God dammit so much.

yep.

social overload and why?

wondering when this will end. when will we finally "have too much"?

Carth: Jobber8742: Xai: GibbyTheMole: My ideal TV would have:

1) Built in free DVR capability

2) Recording to USB hard drives in a variety of standard formats (XviD, MPEG4, etc.) with selectable bitrates.

3) Network-ready with file sharing between TV and computer.

4) USB hub support.

5) Support for Netflix, Hulu, YouTube, etc. with updates via the internet.

6) Enough HDMI ports. 4 would be ok.

7) Analog audio outs.

Pie in the sky, I know.

my ideal tv would be connected to a computer which did all those things and played the tv channels through it with a UI designed specificly to be used with a remote.

That already exists.

From who?

yeah, i'd like to know too - i would love remote-based UI to build a media pc around.

Xai: Carth: Jobber8742: Xai: GibbyTheMole: My ideal TV would have:

1) Built in free DVR capability

2) Recording to USB hard drives in a variety of standard formats (XviD, MPEG4, etc.) with selectable bitrates.

3) Network-ready with file sharing between TV and computer.

4) USB hub support.

5) Support for Netflix, Hulu, YouTube, etc. with updates via the internet.

6) Enough HDMI ports. 4 would be ok.

7) Analog audio outs.

Pie in the sky, I know.

my ideal tv would be connected to a computer which did all those things and played the tv channels through it with a UI designed specificly to be used with a remote.

That already exists.

From who?

yeah, i'd like to know too - i would love remote-based UI to build a media pc around.

I just use Windows Media Center with a Harmony Remote. I can do everything and access all my media from my remote at any time. The only thing that gives me slight problems is Amazon Prime streaming. I have to use a handheld keyboard for that. That sounds like all that he was asking for. It's my media server, my cable tv, my dvr, my vintage video game system, etc., all right from my remote.

Jobber8742: Xai: Carth: Jobber8742: Xai: GibbyTheMole: My ideal TV would have:

1) Built in free DVR capability

2) Recording to USB hard drives in a variety of standard formats (XviD, MPEG4, etc.) with selectable bitrates.

3) Network-ready with file sharing between TV and computer.

4) USB hub support.

5) Support for Netflix, Hulu, YouTube, etc. with updates via the internet.

6) Enough HDMI ports. 4 would be ok.

7) Analog audio outs.

Pie in the sky, I know.

my ideal tv would be connected to a computer which did all those things and played the tv channels through it with a UI designed specificly to be used with a remote.

That already exists.

From who?

yeah, i'd like to know too - i would love remote-based UI to build a media pc around.

I just use Windows Media Center with a Harmony Remote. I can do everything and access all my media from my remote at any time. The only thing that gives me slight problems is Amazon Prime streaming. I have to use a handheld keyboard for that. That sounds like all that he was asking for. It's my media server, my cable tv, my dvr, my vintage video game system, etc., all right from my remote.

I think he was looking for his list to be built into the TV, not a separate box you need to hook up to it.

Carth

"I think he was looking for his list to be built into the TV, not a separate box you need to hook up to it."

Bingo.

I know about Media PCs. (I have my main living room PC outfitted with much of that stuff.) But a TV with all of those features would make for a much more streamlined setup with a smaller footprint.

flaminio:

Since we're talking pie in the sky, here's what I would like:

1) A four or five bay NAS that isn't finicky about what hard drives I use, with a built-in DLNA server; and

2) A TV that play content from that NAS -- reliably, without stuttering or complaining about invalid formats.

I can approximate this setup right now with four devices (NAS, computer, WDTV, television), but I'd like to do it with just two devices.

+1

Though... why do you need the computer in your current setup? Can't the WDTV hit the NAS directly?

For the size and price of the WDTV, I'm OK with it being separate for now. Things are changing so fast in the media-streaming biz that I'd rather have that function in a $100 box rather than a $1k TV.

EddyKilowatt: flaminio:

Since we're talking pie in the sky, here's what I would like:

1) A four or five bay NAS that isn't finicky about what hard drives I use, with a built-in DLNA server; and

2) A TV that play content from that NAS -- reliably, without stuttering or complaining about invalid formats.

I can approximate this setup right now with four devices (NAS, computer, WDTV, television), but I'd like to do it with just two devices.

+1

Though... why do you need the computer in your current setup? Can't the WDTV hit the NAS directly?


The NAS that I currently have doesn't do DLNA, so I run TVersity on a computer to make it work. I want to buy a new TV, and a new NAS, and have them work together.

55"±
1080
Netflix, youtube, amazon, hulu

GORILLA GLASS (or equiv)

EddyKilowatt: flaminio:

Since we're talking pie in the sky, here's what I would like:

1) A four or five bay NAS that isn't finicky about what hard drives I use, with a built-in DLNA server; and

2) A TV that play content from that NAS -- reliably, without stuttering or complaining about invalid formats.

I can approximate this setup right now with four devices (NAS, computer, WDTV, television), but I'd like to do it with just two devices.

+1

Though... why do you need the computer in your current setup? Can't the WDTV hit the NAS directly?

For the size and price of the WDTV, I'm OK with it being separate for now. Things are changing so fast in the media-streaming biz that I'd rather have that function in a $100 box rather than a $1k TV.

I agree. I prefer my tv to be just a monitor since they can last for years. I'd much rather have all of that functionality in a stand alone box that can easily be replaced as hardware improves.

flaminio:

The NAS that I currently have doesn't do DLNA, so I run TVersity on a computer to make it work. I want to buy a new TV, and a new NAS, and have them work together.

Windows Home Server, if you are in the PC world. MS farked up the 2011 release by trashing Drive Extender/Disk Pooling, but lately comes word that Drive Extender will be appearing in Win8, and maybe WHS 2011 as well. So WHS may not be as dead as V1 users feared. And WHS does do some other useful stuff, like remote access and automated backups, in addition to NAS.

BHShaman: 55"±
1080
Netflix, youtube, amazon, hulu

GORILLA GLASS (or equiv)

Why do you need Gorilla Glass on your TV? A TV screen isn't getting nearly the abuse that a smartphone screen gets, so it doesn't normally need to be scratch and shatter resistant. Unless you are always tossing Wii controllers at the screen or something.

Mad_Radhu: BHShaman: 55"±
1080
Netflix, youtube, amazon, hulu

GORILLA GLASS (or equiv)

Why do you need Gorilla Glass on your TV? A TV screen isn't getting nearly the abuse that a smartphone screen gets, so it doesn't normally need to be scratch and shatter resistant. Unless you are always tossing Wii controllers at the screen or something.

He's doing horrible things in front of that screen and it needs to wipe up easily.

Mad_Radhu:
Why do you need Gorilla Glass on your TV?

I have a 9 and 5 year old.
They have friends that we allow over.