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Hi everyone, just acquired a smart TV (LG C1) and am debating whether to install my Hulu, Netflix, HBO etc. apps on the Xfinity set-top box, or on the TV. Looks like both platforms support all the apps.
What has been your experience and what would you advise?
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I just bought a HiSense 4K "smart" TV. Regardless of whether the TV is connected to the internet over WiFi or ethernet cable, the built-in apps tend not to get a full 4K signal. It's odd because I have a "Google Chromecast with Google TV" plugged into my AVR two feet from the TV, getting internet over WiFi, and it has no trouble playing 2160p from its apps. A family member who bought the same TV has the same situation.
HiSense never responded to my email about this.
What about all subjects regarding sound? Latency, formats, bandwidth and other things I'm not thinking about.
I have found that some apps like Sling, Youtube, and Fubo just to name a few only stream in stereo so any other processing from an AV is kind of like the old dolby pro logic. Apps like HBO Max, Showtime, Netflix and Prime send an actual Dolby Digital Plus signal and have better sound overall. If you subscribe to HBO through Sling you miss out on true dolby digital.Any digital out source whether its from the tv or straight from a streaming device provides good results. The only thing I miss about my cable provider was the better audio feed across the board.
Edits: 07/30/22
Good info.. and makes enough sense I can even follow.
I plan to stay stereo but managing sub-woofers via digital might be beneficial. Although not sure how to do that as I would want to send the 2 ch signal through my favorite DAC, so the XO would need to happen before the DAC. Hmmm..??
Not really sure but if it's two channel from a DAC I would image the sub would have to be set up with a filter after the DAC but would probably still sound great. Getting a dedicated sub signal (.1) would probably require an AVR.
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My Satellite Box only gets Standard Hi Def.
The TV upsamples it to 4K.
So I think a Smart TV with the Streaming Apps is the way to go.
I do not want updates installed without my permission.
'A lie is halfway around the world before the truth gets its boots on'. -Mark Twain
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Why not install the apps on both and see which platform you like better?
Works about the same for me. Streaming from your Xfinity box would probably be one less remote to deal with.
Great point about the remote. And thanks for the info that you didn't notice much difference. In theory, there should be no loss of quality with either solution, but I was curious.
One other "plus" with using the Xfinity box for streaming is that I could leave the TV off the WiFi network, and just connect it for firmware updates.
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