Shopping for a Samsung 1080p 43 inch - 50 inch TV... store suggestions?

[Darren Dirt]

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-YIKES, since I am now considering dropping to just 40" i decided to re-check Visions.ca and wow:
http://www.visions.ca/Catalogue/Category/Details.aspx?categoryId=14&productId=25449&sku=UN40H5003

40incher for $384.00 -- and this baby IS a Samsung ( and Amazon reviews don't cause me worry.) Think that's what I'll be grabbing.

Got this one. Plugged in my HDMI cable and searched Youtube for "demo video" and watched a few 4K vids and looked pretty sweet after a few minor tweaks. I ended up boosting my Netflix quality to the highest, from the lowest, because the difference was now visibly noticeable 

[Mr. Analog]

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-YIKES, since I am now considering dropping to just 40" i decided to re-check Visions.ca and wow:
http://www.visions.ca/Catalogue/Category/Details.aspx?categoryId=14&productId=25449&sku=UN40H5003

40incher for $384.00 -- and this baby IS a Samsung ( and Amazon reviews don't cause me worry.) Think that's what I'll be grabbing.

Got this one. Plugged in my HDMI cable and searched Youtube for "demo video" and watched a few 4K vids and looked pretty sweet after a few minor tweaks. I ended up boosting my Netflix quality to the highest, from the lowest, because the difference was now visibly noticeable 

Awesome! Well if you want to borrow any Blu Ray let me know [emoji4]

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[Thorin]

Hmm, about Netflix and max quality - remember that max quality is 3GB/hour of data usage.  So watch your data usage for the month, if you're on Telus.  If you're on Shaw, you might get a call if you leave Netflix running all day (but not extra charges).

[Darren Dirt]

Hmm, about Netflix and max quality - remember that max quality is 3GB/hour of data usage.  So watch your data usage for the month, if you're on Telus.  If you're on Shaw, you might get a call if you leave Netflix running all day (but not extra charges).

That highest setting = 4k-capable so yes in theory 3GB for an hour of 4k ...but it's closer to 1GB for an hour 1080p.

I wish there was the ability to choose "1080p max" but unfortunately the middle-of-the-road quality setting is like 720p, it was barely better than the lowest and certainly noticeably worse than the highest. Why not make 4 quality settings, NF


Plus I watch maybe 100 hours per month on average I would guess; using up 100GB (or even 300GB) will certainly not flag me a super-heavy-volume user compared to typical media addicts... In fact I just checked and *300GB* is what I am given per month before I am even popping onto their radar!

Internet 30

Perfect if your household enjoys watching high-definition videos, makes frequent video calls, and plays games online using multiple devices, all at the same time.

Includes:

    Up to 30 Mbps? download speed
    300 GB/month data transfer

And thanks for the BR offer Mr. A -- right now I have no media PLAYING devices (not even a Roku!) other than my Lappy. Thinking of seeing how long I can stick to that kind of minimalism...

[Thorin]

100 hours of Netflix plus some youtubing plus some getting stuck in Tv Tropes plus some emailing plus some connecting from work to home and you could get a ways over 300GB.  You're right that you probably won't even got on the radar with Shaw.  I thought you were on Telus, and Telus is enforcing their data caps (stupid Telus, it's why I won't even bother talking to your representatives that come to my door and ask me if I'm "the person in charge of financial matters in the house", like really, @%&# OFF TELUS).

[Thorin]

Also, since you're 'flixing from your laptop, you could try the following to control data usage: https://www.reddit.com/r/netflix/comments/2fkylx/hidden_netflix_menu_to_set_quality_bonus_hidden/

[Darren Dirt]

Also, since you're 'flixing from your laptop, you could try the following to control data usage: https://www.reddit.com/r/netflix/comments/2fkylx/hidden_netflix_menu_to_set_quality_bonus_hidden/

I might try that tonight, although recently the "HTML5 or Silverlight" option seems to have vanished, so might not be able to work, and even if it does seems like too confusing what everything does...




BUT thanks to the list of topics @ reddit/netflix I found a few different suggestions about alternative ways of browsing all the titles, and heard out about InstantWatcher -- for me this should be useful: the following "search" should help to identify the "added to Netflix a long time ago vs. really recently", so for me personally I should be better able to watch from my 150-film queue those most likely to vanish-with-no-warning before they vanish!

http://instantwatcher.com/ca/search?page=134&sort=available_from%20desc&view=synopsis&_pjax=%23filters-plus-results&content_type=1

(it is sorted by "Newest on streaming" and no way of reversing the sort, so the above just goes to the last page as of right now)

[Darren Dirt]

I was sad when Netflix took away the "Expiry Date" info from their API, but...

*Eureka! Looks there IS still a way to find out "videos about to expire"! YAY!

All, due to Netflix shaking things up with their API, expiry dates were missing until I resolved the issue... sorry about that...

http://unogs.com/countrydetail/#stats33 (Unofficial Netflix Online Global Search -- Canada)

and also, you can apparently get similar info from this site too: (but imo it's a slightly less useful interface)
http://www.moreflicks.com/search?query=&ccat=movies&ctg=expiring_soon

^ time to compare your own Netflix "My List" with the above "expiring soon" list!



So I think tonight since I've gotta pick up my daughter at 9:30pm I'm just gonna stay home and *finally* getting around to watching "The Rundown" (aka Welcome To The Jungle) (starring The Rock as a bounty hunter; IIRC it got surprisingly good critic reviews)

Yup, even Ebert enjoyed it to the tune of 88%: http://www.metacritic.com/movie/the-rundown



Sadly, between now and tomorrow evening I might not have time to also re-experience this classic Coen Brothers "rom-com". ...Because here is another classic oldie that I still have not seen!

[Thorin]

Yeah, The Rundown was a fun little flick to watch.