Seeking advice on TV purchase
Dear Internet,
Halp!
I would like to buy a new TV. I am reading a lot of "how to buy a TV" columns, and yet I feel like I keep getting more and more bewildered.
Let's assume that I can figure out what size to buy, how much to spend, and whether to get plasma or LCD - I think I can handle those questions, more or less.
The problem is how to watch the content I actually watch, which does not come from a cable box.
DVDs are easy. But that leaves Netflix streaming, Hulu, and - if possible, and the one that worries me most - avis. I watch all these on my laptop, but I would really love to watch them on a TV. I've read articles about hooking up your computer to a TV, but the last time I tried I spent $$ and struggled and researched and ultimately failed completely. I am willing to consider either a device like a Roku box or an internet-capable TV - neither of which solve the avi problem, I don't think, but would at least let me watch streaming video on the TV.
Do any of you know anything about any of this and feel like hooking me up with some free advice? I will be grateful indeed. I will even drabble for you, if you have a fandom I know.
Rat Love,
Rat
Rat New York
Halp!
I would like to buy a new TV. I am reading a lot of "how to buy a TV" columns, and yet I feel like I keep getting more and more bewildered.
Let's assume that I can figure out what size to buy, how much to spend, and whether to get plasma or LCD - I think I can handle those questions, more or less.
The problem is how to watch the content I actually watch, which does not come from a cable box.
DVDs are easy. But that leaves Netflix streaming, Hulu, and - if possible, and the one that worries me most - avis. I watch all these on my laptop, but I would really love to watch them on a TV. I've read articles about hooking up your computer to a TV, but the last time I tried I spent $$ and struggled and researched and ultimately failed completely. I am willing to consider either a device like a Roku box or an internet-capable TV - neither of which solve the avi problem, I don't think, but would at least let me watch streaming video on the TV.
Do any of you know anything about any of this and feel like hooking me up with some free advice? I will be grateful indeed. I will even drabble for you, if you have a fandom I know.
Rat Love,
Rat
Rat New York