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Originally Posted by OLD BOY
You can buy a large widescreen Smart TV for just a few hundred quid these days. Even in John Lewis!
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'just a few hundred quid' is still a significant amount, and way more than a streamer box.
And some people prefer to spend a little more to get something better, picture quality wise, than that afforded by the bottom end TVs, given that it is something you will be looking at a lot.
Then you have the issue that some TVs (not all), won't pass 5.1 audio from apps on the TV, even though it will give 5.1 from HD terrestrial channels.
Personally, I prefer to buy a good quality TV and make it last for a very long time. That coupled with cheapish streamer boxes gives a quality picture and an inexpensive solution if technology development renders apps unusable.
In reality, most decent quality TVs bought now will have apps by default, so it's a little academic. But if I was going for a budget TV, I'd make picture quality the priority over one for the same price that included apps.