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I'm gonna need a new TV and I was wondering if anyone here has cursory or more in-depth knowledge on TVs.

My old TV, a Toshiba, broke. Just won't turn on anymore. I could take it for repairs, but I figured I'd treat myself with some money I got stored away for situations like this and get myself a new one. Two in particular caught my eye.

One is a 43 inch Toshiba Fire TV. The other is a 43 inch TCL Roku. I don't really know the difference and was wondering if there was some sort of difference between them in terms of brand? My Toshiba worked great for 2 years before it started having weird, small issues. Before the current one. I've never had a TCL, but idk the quality. The price difference is considerable, the Toshiba is 169, the TCL is 229. Tosbiba is Fire TV, TCL is Roku. Toshiba will be here way later(about a week), TCL around the same time.

Or is there other brands that I should look for?

I don't know if this will be helpful, since it's about a 50 inch TV, but someone recently made a topic about smart TV recommendations that received a good amount of responses:

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/400-current-events/80462400

Thanks!

Also, what the hell are you supposed to do with old TVs? For recycling purposes, anyway. The best buy near me offers recycling...if I pay. I'm not paying. That's stupid.

you should Google about e-waste/electronic recycling in your area to see if there are any free options