Smart TV

[BigDevil]

Jennifer:

I notice the newer TV models can be connected to a PC via USB cable. Does it mean we can view a Microsoft office program like Word/Powerpt/Excel on the TV screen too?

USB or HDMI??

[fatty_daddy]

but i heard from a friend that you can use your Samsung Galaxy Tab to control your Samsung Smart TV. is that true? sounds pretty cool to me. wont see myself moving from the couch anymore. hahaah

[UncleLim]

Wow - Amazing ! I went to Youtube to see how this works and I must say this is definitely the way forward.

[tankee]

Sony has something similar

[hsm]

fatty_daddy:

but i heard from a friend that you can use your Samsung Galaxy Tab to control your Samsung Smart TV. is that true? sounds pretty cool to me. wont see myself moving from the couch anymore. hahaah

yes, that's true. the Galaxy tab only acts as a 'remote control'.

I have a Samsung smart tv.. but the streaming is still not fantastic if using wifi. Mine is 16mbps.. waiting to upgrade my broadband to fibre.. hopefully it will be better.

Tried connecting direct using ethernet also.. but somehow the internet connection can't work using Ethernet cables, no time to explore yet

[Ben.044861Cybersource]

connect you notebook/pc to your current LCD/Plasma TV…

performance is better than S…TV…, because of faster CPU…

don’t need to get those high end model…

[peterch]

I just bought an Android TV Box. It's just like using a 'tab' on ordinary TV with HDMI input. It's quite fun and useful to certain extend. Still trying to get a suitable camera to use Skype on it.

[little patrick]

Hi


In the window 8 software there is a function which allow parents to set the time limit and time slot for the child to use pc. Does anyone know is there any TV model has this kind of function to limit the child watching too much of TV programme. So far I know only have password lock for access to TV but does not have time slot setting.

[ChiefKiasu]

little patrick:

Hi


In the window 8 software there is a function which allow parents to set the time limit and time slot for the child to use pc. Does anyone know is there any TV model has this kind of function to limit the child watching too much of TV programme. So far I know only have password lock for access to TV but does not have time slot setting.

No TV I'm aware of has such features, but I can see them coming soon.

A rather rudimentary solution may be to use to timer-based main switch. Program it to turn on the power only in the evening.

[insider]

Hope someone can help me with this.


Want to give my brother a TV for his new house.

Saw the floor plan that shows from sofa to TV - distance is about 5.2 mtrs.

Originally wanted to buy him a 60 inch but now think have to ‘upsize’ to 70".

Went to Best Denki who promoted Sony to me. 70" smart tv at about $5600.

Went to Courts who promoted to me Samsung (only 75" at about $11,000).

I asked Courts why such a difference and salesman said "Samsung has 840 Hz while Sony is only 240 Hz".

So I came back to do research and the conclusion is more towards our eyes can’t really tell the difference between the difference of the 840 Hz and 240 HZ and some wrote about standard needed actually is 60 Hz).

That really gets me confused coz Courts even said if smaller size TV, running on 240 Hz maybe ok but image will blur if it hits 70" and above.

I am totally lost.

Anyone can help me with this (as in bigger TV requires higher Hz??) as well as what other things I need to look out for when buying a 70" TV (no experience at all and worry buy wrongly)…

PS:
Today ‘watched TV’ and listened to salespeople talked for about 3 hours in Best Denki and Courts. Watched till eyes pain. Listened so much still catch no balls. Sigh…