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I need tech help, I'm buying a 4K smart tv in the morning....
, I currently have Sling but I need CBS, NBC, ABC and Fox for football broadcast, so I'll switch to something like YouTube tv.
My question. Will I need a device such as Chromecast or Roku4 to access a 4K signal, or will a new 4K smart tv have the capability built into it ?
I'll hang up and listen.
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I imagine your TV will have the capability to run YouTube TV built in. I know for my 4K tv that as long as your internet can handle the streaming, YouTube app on the smart tv will stream 4K. If you use a chrome cast, there’s a particular one you can get that can do 4K.
I’m not sure if that answered your question or not though to be honest.
I'll ask the right questions before pick the tv, but you know some sales people will make it up if they don't know the answers.
Lol, yeah definitely.
Most smart TVs have your YouTube, Netflix, Hulu, Amazon, and other apps installed already. Or worst case they have an App Store type service. I will say in my past experience that you probably are going to be a bit better off/well known brand such as Samsung or another of the big makers. You’re probably going to need to update firmware and apps at some point and the big companies are better at continuing to support their products than say a lesser known brand that you might get at Costco or such.
I'm looking at a 4K with built in Chromecast, since Google owns YouTube I'm thinking they should be very compatible.
Oh yeah, thanks for the help folks.
I mean it’s seems intuitive, but I’d just ask if the chrome cast built in supports 4K. I think you’ll be good with that. I’ve found Chromecast to be pretty great and easy to use. Even if YouTube TV isn’t on the tv itself, you should be able to cast it from a smart phone or computer easily.
My laptop has a 1080i screen, that part I'm reasonably familiar with, the 4K part is new. I'm sure you're correct though. I expect all I'll need is the tv and a good HDMI cable.
With chromecast you won’t even need the cable, you just need to be on your internet connection. I do think with an hdmi cable that supports 4K, you wouldn’t even need the chrome cast though.
Regardless, sounds like your set!
For Fox, ABC, CBS, and NBC you can always keep your Sling (assuming you have the sports package) and buy a flat tv antenna. Lets you get local channels easily. I brought one that you cant even see.
Fwiw, I love these:
https://www.cnet.com/reviews/tcl-65r617-2018-roku-tv-review/
Great value. Built in Roku means it has YouTube TV, PSVue, Hulu, Netflix, etc all on one remote. I have PSVue as I like the interface a little better than YoutubeTV. You don't have to have a PlayStation to get it.
I also have an antenna like @Thelordjohnson suggests. I don't strictly need it, but I also have a Tablo DVR which records and streams OTA stuff and makes it available on your network instead of having to run coax to all the TVs.
You may also wanna try getting a digital antenna. My roommate has one that goes thru his xbox. It’s how I watch sec on cbs and all the other local channels. Then you can keep sling (which is cheaper). Just my two cents
Also...digital antenna works on any tv. Don’t necessarily need an xbox
What sort of range do you have to have? How close to the broadcast tower does it require? I am looking to cut the cord on the cable co., but I live well outside the metro area. They just keep going up every year or two and the quality of their product gets worse year over year (Spectrum--I think that is the Latin for S_U_C_K_S).
Https://antennaweb.org/Address
This site allows you to put in your specific address and it will tell you what channels and signal strength to expect for a given antenna type.
It will show you a map with directions of tower locations so you can point a directional antenna.
I just bought a Samsung 55” 4K TV over 4th of July weekend and signed up for 3 months of Directv Now and got a free Apple TV 4K, which is just like a Roku or Chromecast. It’s like sling but you get all the local stations and they have great options if you want to add more channels (we have the basic). So far I love it, they added 20 hours of free DVR which is really nice, and we get