[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 Shamil:

Thanks for that...it is a very interesting product. How high is the
resolution?

Jim

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Shamil
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 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-c
ontrolled-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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>Shamil
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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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