patches Posted April 5, 2019 Share Thanx for sharing Patches, that one is also on my short list (now) :-) I am also a sucker for Android, which is why I am leaning towards the TCL 6 Series 65", which has Android with the great Roku system on. Basically the following reviews are why I am considering for the first time ever to go with something other than Samsung. https://www.theverge.com/2018/6/4/17417402/tcl-6-series-tv-review-4k-hdr-dolby-vision-price-specshttps://www.cnet.com/reviews/tcl-55r615-2018-roku-tv-review/https://www.techradar.com/au/reviews/tcl-6-series-r615-r617 But, this is always a personal choice, so not trying to convince you of anything here FYI.Like buying a bike .......buy what you like, use it and be happy Yeah I have seen the TCL brand popping up more and more often. Last week I was in Hawaii and saw a number of them at Walmart. Looked pretty swish! And the Roku system has great reviews. I was seriously considering bringing back a Roku box, but then I have to get a DNS proxy etc to fully take advantage of it. A bit too advanced for my limited IT skills. As for Android TV's though... yup! huge fan! Currently have a 43" Sony 1080p Android TV and it works great. Saag 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirtypot Posted April 5, 2019 Share Come here to read about NZ, end up looking at reviews for TV's I don't need for half an hour.... Saag and Rocket-Boy 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocket-Boy Posted April 5, 2019 Share Come here to read about NZ, end up looking at reviews for TV's I don't need for half an hour.... You just saved me going down the same road. I was thinking "dont need a new tv but lets look anyway" dirtypot and Saag 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WrightJnr Posted April 5, 2019 Share I’ve just bought the 55” version of that Sony here in Dubai. Great TV, super impressed considering what some people spend on TV’s here I feel like I stole it!! Really good TV, hope the price starts to come back to you. Saag 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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davetapson Posted April 7, 2019 Share Yeah I have seen the TCL brand popping up more and more often. Last week I was in Hawaii and saw a number of them at Walmart. Looked pretty swish! And the Roku system has great reviews. I was seriously considering bringing back a Roku box, but then I have to get a DNS proxy etc to fully take advantage of it. A bit too advanced for my limited IT skills. As for Android TV's though... yup! huge fan! Currently have a 43" Sony 1080p Android TV and it works great. Got completely fed up with not being able to use the Netflix app in NZ - seems to be blocked, certainly on LG tv's anyway. So cracked and bought vpn via vpnplus (I think) - cost somewhere about $60/yr, followed the instructions and viola, our tv thinks it's back in SA and downloaded the app. It's not that hard - can give you a hand if you'd like to give it a go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davetapson Posted April 7, 2019 Share Has anyone moved their RA's SA -> Kiwi Saver themselves i.e. not as part of Financial Emigration? Apparently it can be done prior to FE, as long as you are resident in NZ. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stretch Posted April 7, 2019 Share Has anyone moved their RA's SA -> Kiwi Saver themselves i.e. not as part of Financial Emigration? Apparently it can be done prior to FE, as long as you are resident in NZ.I enquired about moving mine to Ireland and they told me to take a jump Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatopek Posted April 8, 2019 Share Got completely fed up with not being able to use the Netflix app in NZ - seems to be blocked, certainly on LG tv's anyway. So cracked and bought vpn via vpnplus (I think) - cost somewhere about $60/yr, followed the instructions and viola, our tv thinks it's back in SA and downloaded the app. It's not that hard - can give you a hand if you'd like to give it a go.The LG Smart TV's have region codes that stop Netflix when you move outside that region. I had to change the code on our SA bought LG to 'Australia' to get it to load Netflix. One can only do it via advance admin settings using a special remote that only LG technicians have access to it seems (but don't want to help you) or using (buy, but cheap) an Android phone app that someone wrote - note the phone need to have an infrared port. It was painful, but I got it working. I wont bring a regionally locked TV along with me the next time I move.... davetapson 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davetapson Posted April 8, 2019 Share The LG Smart TV's have region codes that stop Netflix when you move outside that region. I had to change the code on our SA bought LG to 'Australia' to get it to load Netflix. One can only do it via advance admin settings using a special remote that only LG technicians have access to it seems (but don't want to help you) or using (buy, but cheap) an Android phone app that someone wrote - note the phone need to have an infrared port. It was painful, but I got it working. I wont bring a regionally locked TV along with me the next time I move.... Ah. Ok, that makes sense. No, me either, but then again figuring out if the TV was regionally locked wasn't high on the list of priorities when I bought it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davetapson Posted April 8, 2019 Share A bad: being a law-abiding country, pharmacists don't have secret ingredient 'gout bombs' under the counter. Go to the doctor they say. Yep, but a doctor probably wouldn't prescribe to you whatever they put in those bombs. Pharmacological strangenesses: you can't buy Advil CS without a prescription. Apparently there was a local industry of turning it into methanphetamine or something.And you can't get colchacine(?) without a script... And at $50+ a visit, makes buying a pack of Advil CS/Colchacine an expensive business. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hayleyearth Posted April 8, 2019 Share A bad: being a law-abiding country, pharmacists don't have secret ingredient 'gout bombs' under the counter. Go to the doctor they say. Yep, but a doctor probably wouldn't prescribe to you whatever they put in those bombs. Pharmacological strangenesses: you can't buy Advil CS without a prescription. Apparently there was a local industry of turning it into methanphetamine or something.And you can't get colchacine(?) without a script... And at $50+ a visit, makes buying a pack of Advil CS/Colchacine an expensive business. Aren't you registered at a gp?If you are, change your gp, because that's a rip off for visits! I pay $18, if medicine is needed it's usually included (some pharmacy's don't charge the $5). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davetapson Posted April 9, 2019 Share Aren't you registered at a gp?If you are, change your gp, because that's a rip off for visits! I pay $18, if medicine is needed it's usually included (some pharmacy's don't charge the $5). Yeh - that's what the GP charges - $52 or something, and $5 for the pharmacy. I need to check this out... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herman V Posted April 9, 2019 Share Aren't you registered at a gp?If you are, change your gp, because that's a rip off for visits! I pay $18, if medicine is needed it's usually included (some pharmacy's don't charge the $5).Where is this? We also pay $50 per visit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrJacques Posted April 9, 2019 Share South Africa’s first ever e-visas are now available in New Zealand – visitors can now print visas out at home https://www.businessinsider.co.za/south-africa-e-visas-implemented-new-zealand-western-cape-tourism-numbers-climb-2019-4 Edited April 9, 2019 by Jacquers DJR 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saag Posted April 9, 2019 Share So do we ($50), on the Whangaparaoa peninsula. Know of two other families paying the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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