OT - The Movies/TV thread

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Originally Posted by ravensfan7716

Not old in my opinion. Bought it maybe 4 years ago.

Apparently there are Sony Android TVS which have google play store and then there are just SONY Smart TVS with pre loaded APPS that comes factory installed.

I had no idea there was a difference or I would have chosen a different model. Its been kind of a piece of junk, when I first bought it within 2-3 weeks the sound would intermittently work and not work. I almost returned it but the box was gone by that time.

It has worked fine lately but I dont know its not been as good as I expected.

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I just bought a Sony 850g 55" specifically because it runs Android. $750 for a 4k HDR TV to replace my 2008 37" 720p Sony is a hell of a deal, and The Mandalorian looks gorgeous on it. I unfortunately have not had a chance to properly calibrate it yet (I had to factory reset the thing too, since all streaming video was stuttering, but the reset solved it).

My setup is a TV and a home built tower running Kodi, NextPVR, and Steam. Kodi can now run natively on my TV (because it runs Android TV), and I only need to have the PC on if I want to watch broadcast TV (antenna is connected to the TV tuner card so I have DVR capability) or play games. I don't even need to switch to the TV HDMI port - it just needs to have power running through it. I also went from using an old cell phone that happened to have an IR blaster on it as a TV remote/PC trackpad with mouse and keyboard as needed to a single dedicated TV remote since Kodi is running on the TV instead of just being an active application from the tower. It made interacting with the DVR features much easier.

As for proprietary smart TV platforms - you have some alternatives. Roku, AppleTV, Nvidia Shield, Chromecast, or something small running Android natively will all give you access to more recent apps. Nvidia Shield (if you're already entrenched in the Google sandbox) is not a bad choice - it runs Android TV (same as certain Sony TVs), so any service that provides a separate app and doesn't rely on your cable provider for a login ID will definitely work (Netflix, Amazon, Disney+, CBS All Access, HBO Now, Hulu, etc.) HBO Go might not - you'll have to do some research (HBO Go and HBO Now are not the same thing). Any media streaming app that exists in the Android environment exists for Android TV (at least any that I can think of). The ESPN app sucks though. It's the only app I have that can't provide smooth video playback. 30+ frames per second from everything, even with 4k content, but ESPN - 8fps at best...

Mandalorian episode 3 - Star Wars crossed with John Wick. More, please!

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Originally Posted by Bhcforlife

Mandalorian episode 3 - Star Wars crossed with John Wick. More, please!

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Oh shit, Ep 3 is out! Know what im doin when i get home from HH, lol.

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Originally Posted by cjandrze

Oh shit, Ep 3 is out! Know what im doin when i get home from HH, lol.

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It's so good. I'm still puzzled how the latest movies can be so meh but this is so good. Give Jon Favreau his own trilogy of movies.

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Originally Posted by ravensfan7716

Not old in my opinion. Bought it maybe 4 years ago.

Apparently there are Sony Android TVS which have google play store and then there are just SONY Smart TVS with pre loaded APPS that comes factory installed.

I had no idea there was a difference or I would have chosen a different model. Its been kind of a piece of junk, when I first bought it within 2-3 weeks the sound would intermittently work and not work. I almost returned it but the box was gone by that time.

It has worked fine lately but I dont know its not been as good as I expected.

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Yeah. I noticed that when I was looking at getting a bedroom TV. Ended up picking up a hisense h9f, which is 4k hdr 120hz panel, runs Android tv, and was only 600 for the 55". So far so good.

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Originally Posted by ravensfan7716

Its kind of mind boggling that any Hollywood movie studio would give anyone funding to make yet another (Charlies Angels movie) but I digress. Charlies Angels was barely relevant in the 70's-80's. I think unfortunately some big wig in Hollywood thought it would be a smart idea to jump on to the #metoo Womens movement with a Womens action movie and it was just a bad idea from the start. I also think Kristen Stewart is an actress that Hollywood just continues to push out there and want her to be the new face of hollywood like a Jennifer Lawrence but I just do not see her as that good. She has another SCIFI Movie coming out soon. I do not think even Jennifer Lawrence would have saved that flop of a movie. Shows Jennifer Lawrence was smart to avoid it. Even the 2000 version with Cameron Diaz was terrible. I think the Scary Movie version making fun of it was better.

There has been a ton of really poor remake movies (Charlies Angels, Starsky Hutch, 21JUMP street, etc...)

My favorite Elizabeth Banks movie is 40 year old version. Outside of that I have never been crazy about her. I remember her recently complaining she was told she was too old to play Mary Jane in Spiderman. At the time Kiersten Dunst was a pretty hot upcoming actress there was no chance she was getting the role over her.

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Zach and Miri Make a Porno. Watch it!

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Originally Posted by I Touchdown There

Zach and Miri Make a Porno. Watch it!

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I remember watching this movie with my wife years ago but I must not have liked it because I honestly cannot remember anything about it like not even a single scene comes to mind.

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Originally Posted by ravensfan7716

I remember watching this movie with my wife years ago but I must not have liked it because I honestly cannot remember anything about it like not even a single scene comes to mind.

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Yeah, it wasn’t very goodbye

Okay, so I finally watched Star Wars.

Binged the original 6 and watched half of the force awakens. I was confined to the darkness of my basement becuase I got a conky in a hockey fight last week.

I actually really enjoyed it.

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Originally Posted by GreatWhiteNorthRaven

Okay, so I finally watched Star Wars.

Binged the original 6 and watched half of the force awakens. I was confined to the darkness of my basement becuase I got a conky in a hockey fight last week.

I actually really enjoyed it.

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That's because it's a great franchise

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Originally Posted by GreatWhiteNorthRaven

Okay, so I finally watched Star Wars.

Binged the original 6 and watched half of the force awakens. I was confined to the darkness of my basement becuase I got a conky in a hockey fight last week.

I actually really enjoyed it.

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Now all you need to do is watch The Mandalorian.

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Originally Posted by GreatWhiteNorthRaven

Okay, so I finally watched Star Wars.

Binged the original 6 and watched half of the force awakens. I was confined to the darkness of my basement becuase I got a conky in a hockey fight last week.

I actually really enjoyed it.

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Why do you sound surprised?