How can I make this a smart TV? I have a router near it with my cable box, can I hook it to my router?
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Get a streaming video box with hdmi connector for about $40 to $60 and connect it to your tv and connect a ethernet cable to your router and you will be just as smart.
1553885
This TV lacks good software. Yahoo app is very slow and hangs! Your best bet is to get Roku or Apple TV or Chromecast to conver this tv into smart TV
970527
It's a wifi tv set. However, if you have your modem near tv it would be better to hook it with a lan wire in order to maintain signal strength. That's what I did with mine. &#128522;
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If you have internet, yes. It isn't difficult, however, smart TV's tend to be slow to react to user inputs, so be prepared to go slow when you make keyed entries from your remote. Your TV will have to have WIFI built in, or a wireless hub, (you will have to have wireless router to use either wireless configuration, of course) or a dedicated CAT-5 or higher cable directly connected to the TV internet connect port from a standard router or modem. You can switch the TV to internet using menu features and then navigate with key controls, once you have established your internet connection on the TV.
88582
Yes, you connect the TV wirelessly to your router - so then you can surf the net, watch NetFlix, etc - without having to plug things into the TV itself.
640983
It is not a smart TV. I had a Roku but later on I just hooked it up to my Wii.
1120641
not sure what you are asking here.if you mean could you use a streaming box from those services or a HTPC, jack it into the reciever and be golden, then 100% yesdoes it hook into the internet and stream those services itself, then no
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If your TV is not close enough to your Linksys to use a cable then you need to use WiFi. I have heard good things about the Roku - Roku Player. It is a WiFi device that can stream a variety of services including Netflix and Amazon Video on Demand. Very reasonably priced at $99.
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I also had the same problem with my smart tv, bought the netgear. Works just fine now.
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RhymeBoy.G, Thanks for your post. I want to connect our satellite receiver, blu ray disk device, and plasma tv to the internet by cat5 cable. We have the following: dsl modem>D-link wifi router>desktop pc>wifi laptops. I was not certain if I could connect the entertainment devices through a switch connected to the wifi router. Now I know this will work! Thanks.
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This is an old TV, so it's not a "smart" TV. You'll need a 3rd party device (ie: Chromecast, Amazon Fire TV, etc) in order to run any app like Amazon Video, Netflix, etc.
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I plug it into my HDMI port on my 51 inch TV and if you have good internet, it will WIFI form your router. . However, my internet is not good enough so has yet to work but if I had good DSL or cable, then I have no doubt it would work as advertised.
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Use a device that supports internet connectivity and connect it to your TV. For example a Blu Ray player that has WiFi or a Roku. There are other devices as well.
499436
You have WiFi....and you can install a smart TV to receive internet signals.
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I had a professional come and install in my absence, he had to cut a box behind the TV in the wall for $K converter and he fixed it with a mount he suggested, also I had a sound bar installed just below the screen. I wish I had run an Ethernet wire from my router, even though I mage to trouble shoot wireless connection by using the Media part the WIFI spectrum at 5K htz.
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Oh sure. You have the ability to use WiFi or actually what works the best is running a CAT5 or CAT6 networking line to the TV. The reason why I mention the networking line is that if your WiFi is not beefy enough to handle your requests (i.e. streaming, gaming, etc from multiple sources)... putting more stress on your WiFi bandwidth may not make too much sense... thus a physical network line to the TV is possible too.
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You can plug into any TV that has HDMI input. This device makes any TV Smart. So why would you want to plug it into a smart TV unless you have smart programs that this one does not? The only wires that would show are the power line and the HDMI cable. The unit is wifi so the internet signal goes from your router to the unit by air transmission. Hope this helps. Joe
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If your smart tv is wireless, no need. If not, you can connect it with the LAN. Just choose the correct connection setting in your TV set up menu.