I think this is relevant on this list since we are still talking Apple TV and comparisons.
I don't think that Sanyo Mich provided a link for is a smart TV, typically a smart TV is one which has internet connectivity and uses the Android operating system, it probably has things like Netflix and YouTube preinstalled, but you can also install other apps on it. If you are fairly invested in the Apple ecosystem I still think an Apple TV is a pretty good item to have and you have accessible apps for Netflix, Disney Plus (which, by the way is fantastic), YouTube and Amazon Prime Video. There is also the new Apple TV service which we have not yet subscribed to and you can also subscribe to the Canadian Crave TV streaming service which offers content from HBO, Showtime and Starz. If you have a cable TV subscription you can get the Crave subscription through your provider or you can subscribe independently on www.Crave.ca/subscribe. It's $9.95 a month for the basic offering, if you want all the newest HBO content and on-demand you can buy an add-on package for another $9.95 a months (you are now at $19.90) and if you want the additional Showtime package that is an extra $5.95, total package would be $25.85 a month so that is getting a bit on the expensive side. If you add Netflix for $13.99 a month here in Canada and subscribe to Disney Plus annually ($89.99) you would be looking at $48.34 and if you also throw in Apple TV Plus with an annual subscription which works out to $5/mnth I think then you are at $53.34, you'll also pay applicable taxes on Crave and I think also on Disney Plus and Apple TV Plus (only Netflix somehow gets away with not charging Canadian taxes) so in the end if you are in BC you would pay close to $60 a month for all that content. Oh, and I forget, there is also CBC Gem which gives you access to all the CBC programming and I think it's $4 or so a month. But still that isn't actually all that bad considering that a decent cable package can easily cost you the same and more if you want a premium package. We have Amazon Prime anyways so we can access their movies, but unfortunately it seems there is little described content here in Canada, mostly we watch Netflix and Disney Plus which, as I said, for me is a great service since I like a lot of their older movies and musicals like Iron Will which we just watched last night (it has audio description), some of the other Christmas oriented movies and so on. Of course an Apple TV is also an Airplay device, gives you access to Apple Music and acts as a hub for many home automation devices which support Home Kit. I think we are at a point where often a single device does not do it all and whenever we buy a new TV I would most likely buy a smart TV with built-in Chromecast even though we have our Apple TV also. For now my old 40 inch Sony LCD TV I bought 12 years ago still works great, it was on the higher end of TV's back then costing $1,600 and it does 1080P but of course it's not a 4K TV and has a huge frame/bezel compared to TV's nowadays. Now the newer 55 inch and 65 inch TV's are coming down in price so much that I think it's almost time to upgrade, but most likely we'll wait another year or 2 or 3 since we have some other projecgts higher up on the list such as rebuilding and expanding our deck, maybe a greenhouse since both my wife and I enjoy gardening etc. Best regards, Sieghard -----Original Message----- From: viphone@googlegroups.com <viphone@googlegroups.com> On Behalf Of Mich Verrier Sent: Friday, December 27, 2019 5:54 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: An off list question re purchasing a smart tv Hi Jen the tv that I have is the Model Number: FW32D06F (Make sure there is a letter B after the model number for ecdition B) UPC: 5381834029 Here is the link to the tv too: https://www.walmart.ca/en/ip/sanyo-32-fw32d06f-led-lcd-hd-tv/6000196784584 I will forward you the manual for it in pdf. From Mich. -----Original Message----- From: viphone@googlegroups.com <viphone@googlegroups.com> On Behalf Of Jen . 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