We also love video and home theater!

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Some, like our Sony, have voice control.

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There are several free streaming services that offer news and older TV and movies.

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The voice controls I have seen are impressive. Neat technology.

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My Amazon thing has voice control which works amazingly well.
It still won’t fetch me a beer though.

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98” Samsung? $7k? I’m waiting for the 130” and I will sell my projector!

Samsung Qled

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@ELK:
Once the TV is set up, what does one use the remote and TV interface for regularly where the function of the remote and the OS makes a difference?

We are similar in that regard, in general our remotes get little use, on/off/volume and selecting a source. For example, once the TV has been set-up (our LG OLED TV) just picking up or repositioning the remote causes the TV to change inputs, rolling back to the main set-up menus, or connecting the TV to the “LG sourced programming” when viewing a movie. Rather annoying IME. As I said the remote is rather hyper-active.
The LG app tends to direct viewing options to their programming, even after opting out at initial set-up. Also annoying. The picture quality is exceptional.

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I can’t remember the last time I watched broadcast TV, rather read a book or listen to music. When it is in use its steaming a film or playing back a DVD/Blu-ray disc. Last film I viewed was William Wyler’s Big Country with Gregory Peck.

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I have not activated that feature on our LG or Sony TVs, as with Amazon devices I’m not certain when it is not listening, unless unplugged from its power source.

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@Ron:
I’ve been cable-less since my university days, pre-internet. Currently we do use the internet for streaming.

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There are some wonderful things on public television: concerts, plays, ballet, etc.

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I’m sure there are, but have not viewed PBS for some time now. Certainly WTTW, WHA and WHRM offer fine programming, especially the arts, and University of Wisconsin lectures. As i said, these days I reach for a book, or some music.

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Abt just sent an email that they lowered the price on the 77” Sony OLED what a bargain!

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We don’t use the stock remotes. Once a device gets integrated into our Control4, the remotes are stashed in a cabinet.

One remote to rule them all!

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Agreed. Reading and music beat TV.

But I have found some wonderful viewing by digging around.

I wish movies grabbed me, but I am typically bored - and often annoyed - within five to ten minutes.

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Alas, I need labeled buttons of gadget’s own remote

Old dog limitation

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If I may suggest, watch Akira Kurosawa’s Red Beard. I’m a big AK fan, but with this movie, I sat there and on the one hand said “nothing happens!”, and on the other “it’s one of the most riveting movies ever made”. :wink:

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Voice control can be fun, but I find it is basically back to command line programming but without typing.
Alexa certainly has a long way to go before it can be spoken to in natural language.

At least…
…whenever I speak to it, it almost invariably is “not able to find what you are looking for”.
Maybe it’s me :slight_smile:

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It looks promising.

Thank you

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I will have one of these Halo Touch remotes in a few weeks. The touchscreen should solve your need for labels.

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Maybe!