[dba-Tech] A smart TV set with WiFi, DLNA as well as with full Internet browser support and ability to view text, PDF from DLNA(?) server...

Salakhetdinov Shamil mcp2004 at mail.ru
Mon Apr 29 12:05:09 CDT 2013


 Hi Jim --

Thank you for your note on your own Smart TV usage experience.

It looks like the following device would be a good fit for me - and it can be used(?) with a "dumb" TV set AFAIU - so the TOC wouldn't be that high - and I'd even be able to use for my VS2012 development !? :)

http://www.smarttvradar.com/11465/piixl-edgecenter-turns-tv-into-a-gesture-controlled-pc/

http://piixl.com/the-new-edgecenter.html

Thank you.

-- Shamail

Понедельник, 29 апреля 2013, 9:11 -07:00 от "Jim Lawrence" <accessd at shaw.ca>:
>Hi Shamil:
>
>I have a Samsung 6100 which has its own version (aversions) of Linux (Bada
>or Tizen) running it, which does suggest it can be upgraded or replaced
>easily. It does have multiple HDMI connectors, wireless capabilities, a
>direct LAN connection and even has the old RCA type jacks. It has an
>internet browser of sorts but nothing like the current crop of PC browsers.
>It also has "gesture" capabilities from its hand controller. Whether it can
>be hacked and a separate OS installed I can not tell you but I was looking
>into that before the current contract absorbed most of my time. 
>
>I do run much of its content from a windows version of PS3 Media Server,
>installed, on a server, on the network. It is great for managing content
>libaries like running presentations, tutorials (mostly saved YouTube and
>MS), family and other movies. It also offers the capabilities of managing
>music and photo but I have not played with those features yet.
>
>Jim 
>  
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>Subject: [dba-Tech] A smart TV set with WiFi, DLNA as well as with full
>Internet browser support and ability to view text, PDF from DLNA(?)
>server...
>
> Hi All --
>
>I'm not sure is such a subject Smart TV set exist or not?
>Do you know about any?
>
>Basically I'd like to have a TV Set (running some embedded Linux or Win7/8):
>
>- with built-in or "dongle-driven" WiFi connection;
>- stream video, audio, view pics from a LAN DLNA server connected via WiFi
>(like that   http://mywindows8.org/connect-samsung-dlna-enabled-smart-tv/  )
>- with a full internet browser to browse at any available LAN locations as
>well as at Internet sites via WiFi connection;
>- with ability to view text and PDF files - if that would be available only
>via browser - that would be OK.
>
>I'm no looking for a monoblock PC or a TV set connected to a PC via HDMI but
>a TV set with features as I have tried to outline above.
>
>Could you please advise any?
>
>Thank you.
>
>-- 
>Салахетдинов Шамиль


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