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TV net connectability......
Gray_Area:
I'm looking at a Panasonic that has an ethernet port, and uses widgets for online content. Can I also use this to access video files on a hard drive of another computer, so that I don't need a dedicated PC for the TV?
gonzo90017:
As long as it has DLNA I don't see why not. BUT not all files are compatible.
leapinlew:
--- Quote from: Gray_Area on January 06, 2012, 03:03:55 pm ---I'm looking at a Panasonic that has an ethernet port, and uses widgets for online content. Can I also use this to access video files on a hard drive of another computer, so that I don't need a dedicated PC for the TV?
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I doubt it.
Howard_Casto:
What pbj said about rouku, but to be honest, I just don't get the point of those little boxes.
The scheme of things is like this:
Most web enabled tvs have some sort of app that allows you to stream media from a pc to the machine. These typically don't work well as they only support a few codecs and they are usually "portable" codecs like mp4. There are also apps like flingo... again, same problem. Then there are tvs with working usb ports.... guess what? Same problem!
Here's the thing... most of these web tvs have a full fledged pc and OS inside. Unfortunately it is a pretty puny one... think low end smart phone. Because of this they can't really handle video unless it is sent in a format specifically meant for that tv. (So the processing can be done via hardware).
That being said.... most tvs have the very excellent youtube and "web videos" apps, which will cover most of your online video needs as well as several other commerical services like amazon, blockbuster ect.... So any videos you own that are already "in the cloud" will work quite well. It's just dvds and blu-rays you've ripped to your hdd you are going to have a problem with. But I've gotta ask... since it's a tv why not just pick up a cheap blu-ray player in that case?
Samstag:
--- Quote from: Gray_Area on January 06, 2012, 03:03:55 pm ---I'm looking at a Panasonic that has an ethernet port, and uses widgets for online content. Can I also use this to access video files on a hard drive of another computer, so that I don't need a dedicated PC for the TV?
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If it has DLNA and x264 support then it may work pretty well for a lot of media. Some integrated DLNA players are kinda crappy though.
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