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By *uckoo clock OP   Couple
over a year ago

Merseyside

Do they operate just as say a laptop or mobile phone in that you simply enter the router password and your connected.?

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By *hmeohmyMan
over a year ago

UK

Yes they do

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

What exactly are you asking?

Are you discussing streaming TV, movies and music etc via wifi? Do you intend to hold the movies etc on a media server and access them on your TV via wifi. Yes this can be done but you will need the client software on your tv or you can use dnla. Mant TV's these days come with dnla already installed.

Not sure if I've answered your question but if you provide further details I'm sure I can give some good advice.

x

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By *uckoo clock OP   Couple
over a year ago

Merseyside


"What exactly are you asking?

Are you discussing streaming TV, movies and music etc via wifi? Do you intend to hold the movies etc on a media server and access them on your TV via wifi. Yes this can be done but you will need the client software on your tv or you can use dnla. Mant TV's these days come with dnla already installed.

Not sure if I've answered your question but if you provide further details I'm sure I can give some good advice.

x"

Iam looking to buy a smart tv with wifi and want to position tv some distance from router so wi fi would be helpful.

And yes i want to stream, so can i ,cos notsure what that process involves so please explain what media server is and do i need it and what is dnla ?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I assume that you want to download moves from such sites as netflix etc. You will be able to do this with a smart TV.

If you would like to dream all your media around your house then you could consider a media server. This could either be a stand alone NAS or you could run media server software on your computer.

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By *uckoo clock OP   Couple
over a year ago

Merseyside


"I assume that you want to download moves from such sites as netflix etc. You will be able to do this with a smart TV.

If you would like to dream all your media around your house then you could consider a media server. This could either be a stand alone NAS or you could run media server software on your computer."

Ok and thank you for that. When i buy the smart tv do i need to check thet it has built in dnla (and what is it ) ?

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By *roovychildMan
over a year ago

East Molesey


"I assume that you want to download moves from such sites as netflix etc. You will be able to do this with a smart TV.

If you would like to dream all your media around your house then you could consider a media server. This could either be a stand alone NAS or you could run media server software on your computer.

Ok and thank you for that. When i buy the smart tv do i need to check thet it has built in dnla (and what is it ) ?"

Broadcast engineer speaking. Most connected tv's will just require a connection to the outside world. Then, passwords permitting, once you're connected, you're off!

PM me with any specific q's. Can be painful explaining stuff on a forum but I'll gladly help.

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By *ust_for_laughsCouple
over a year ago

Hinckley

I wouldn't bother with WiFi either, Homeplugs are far quicker and aren't bothered about distance and line of sight!

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By *uckoo clock OP   Couple
over a year ago

Merseyside


"I wouldn't bother with WiFi either, Homeplugs are far quicker and aren't bothered about distance and line of sight! "

Home plugs ?

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By *ust_for_laughsCouple
over a year ago

Hinckley

They plug into your home ring mains and turn it into a network. Plug one in near the router and an ethernet cable from the router to the homeplug, then another near to the TV, ethernet cable from the TV into that one, press a button to pair them and away you go. We've got them all over the house, they're dirt cheap now.

Next to our TV, we've got a manager that will take up to 5 ethernet cables and then out to the homeplug, which handles the TV, Sky Box, Media Player and Blu-ray connections.

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By *ob55Man
over a year ago

PE13


"I wouldn't bother with WiFi either, Homeplugs are far quicker and aren't bothered about distance and line of sight! "

Are homeplugs these things that plug into ring main sockets? if so they don't work for me upstairs and downstairs are different circuits

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Home plugs or wi if... It will work either way.

If you're intending to use it to Skype (oh the world of possibilities ) make sure it has a built in web cam (or a reasonably affordable one)

Good luck

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By *ust_for_laughsCouple
over a year ago

Hinckley


"I wouldn't bother with WiFi either, Homeplugs are far quicker and aren't bothered about distance and line of sight!

Are homeplugs these things that plug into ring main sockets? if so they don't work for me upstairs and downstairs are different circuits"

As long as they're on the same fuse box they work fine. We're got different circuits upstairs and downstairs, they just use the fusebox as a bridge, I presume?

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By *ob55Man
over a year ago

PE13


"I wouldn't bother with WiFi either, Homeplugs are far quicker and aren't bothered about distance and line of sight!

Are homeplugs these things that plug into ring main sockets? if so they don't work for me upstairs and downstairs are different circuits

As long as they're on the same fuse box they work fine. We're got different circuits upstairs and downstairs, they just use the fusebox as a bridge, I presume?"

That explains it it's a big house and there is 2 different fuse boxes

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By *ust_for_laughsCouple
over a year ago

Hinckley


"I wouldn't bother with WiFi either, Homeplugs are far quicker and aren't bothered about distance and line of sight!

Are homeplugs these things that plug into ring main sockets? if so they don't work for me upstairs and downstairs are different circuits

As long as they're on the same fuse box they work fine. We're got different circuits upstairs and downstairs, they just use the fusebox as a bridge, I presume?

That explains it it's a big house and there is 2 different fuse boxes"

That's you buggered then, unfortunately! Although I'm sure there's some kind of neat solution.

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By *uckoo clock OP   Couple
over a year ago

Merseyside

Where can you get the home plugs from ?

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By *ust_for_laughsCouple
over a year ago

Hinckley


"Where can you get the home plugs from ?"

Amazon/Maplin/Asda/eBay...all the usual places I'd post some links but I don't want yet another holiday!

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