Why did you guys start this conversation. I just had someone open a ticket because their Samsung 4k TV wouldn't play any videos.
She didn't understand it could be the TV. It had to be the wind. Even though it was working on her iPhone just fine. Basic logic is lost amongst the public. And there's another thread about blaming the sales people on the "up to speeds" and customers seeing only 45 mbps on their 50 mbps plan during the Netflix extravaganza. Josh Luthman Office: 937-552-2340 Direct: 937-552-2343 1100 Wayne St Suite 1337 Troy, OH 45373 On Tue, Nov 5, 2019 at 11:53 AM Cameron Crum <[email protected]> wrote: > Silo or Atyme... pretty much the same. The remotes even work on each > other. > > > > On Tue, Nov 5, 2019 at 10:42 AM Darin Steffl <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> I find it's almost impossible to buy a non-smart TV nowadays. Most TVs >> 42" or larger all have something built in but I still would only use a >> dedicated device like Roku or fire tv for the best experience. >> >> On Tue, Nov 5, 2019, 1:24 PM Cameron Crum <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> You can get non-smart TV's a lot cheaper and then get a Roku stick. I've >>> got several sub $200 43 inch 4k TVs I got on the daily deals at frys. Most >>> of them run off a cat-6 distributed network so they can all show the same >>> thing at the same time. They are hanging in my DIY auto shop so people can >>> all watch sports while working on their cars and such. I have the main roku >>> running on the distribution and then individual rokus I hand out if they >>> want to screen cast you tube videos or something to help them with their >>> projects. >>> >>> On Sat, Nov 2, 2019 at 3:59 PM Mathew Howard <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> It's especially good when the router is sitting right next to the TV... >>>> >>>> But to be fair, the majority of cheap smart TVs and streaming devices >>>> probably are wifi only. >>>> >>>> On Sat, Nov 2, 2019 at 7:58 AM Lewis Bergman <[email protected]> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> WiFi to the TV send like a waste. The TV never moves. Why not run a >>>>> damn cable? I never have issues like this when the TV is hardwired. >>>>> >>>>> On Sat, Nov 2, 2019, 7:53 AM Ken Hohhof <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Does the hive mind have any suggestions for troubleshooting >>>>>> complaints like “my LG smart TV can’t connect to Amazon Prime in the >>>>>> evening, it says to contact my ISP”? Not an insufficient speed error, a >>>>>> cannot connect to the service error. Yet the TV is connected to their >>>>>> WiFi, and its local IP address can be pinged just fine from the router. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Let’s say their connection checks out totally OK, and even though the >>>>>> only thing they do on the Internet is watch Amazon Prime (because it’s >>>>>> essentially free), we get them to check some other stuff like going to >>>>>> Google from their phone or running a Netflix speedtest at fast.com >>>>>> and that seems OK also. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> If everything else seems OK, it seems like a pointless adventure of >>>>>> reset your router, reset your TV, update the apps on your TV, try some >>>>>> other streaming service like Netflix or Hulu, oh you don’t have >>>>>> subscriptions. Do you get sucked into that, or just say call the TV >>>>>> manufacturer, call Amazon Prime? They are just going to say call your >>>>>> ISP. I’m tempted to say there are dozens of streaming services, if >>>>>> Amazon >>>>>> Prime isn’t working for you, switch to Netflix, Hulu, etc. I know at one >>>>>> time people would have trouble with their early Samsung smart TVs and I >>>>>> would tell them to call a computer guy who would tell them their router >>>>>> and >>>>>> TV were incompatible and sell them a new router. So it’s not ALWAYS your >>>>>> ISP’s fault. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> At least with a website that’s not working, you can do pings and >>>>>> traceroutes to its IP address. I have no idea how to check reachability, >>>>>> packet loss, latency, etc. to Amazon Prime. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> And if people complain about rebuffering or video quality there is a >>>>>> TCP connection we can torch and figure out where the traffic is going. >>>>>> How >>>>>> do you troubleshoot with a TV? >>>>>> -- >>>>>> AF mailing list >>>>>> [email protected] >>>>>> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >>>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> AF mailing list >>>>> [email protected] >>>>> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >>>>> >>>> -- >>>> AF mailing list >>>> [email protected] >>>> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >>>> >>> -- >>> AF mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >>> >> -- >> AF mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >> > -- > AF mailing list > [email protected] > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >
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