In our century of intensive technological development, it is no longer surprising that even the televisions familiar to all of us at times are no different from computers that were “tricked out” by the standards of the recent past. If someone does not understand, then we are talking about Smart TV. What is this miracle of technology?
Surely you saw an advertisement for TVs with 3D, an independent Internet connection and the ability to play all modern
video formats, without the need to connect any kind of hardware players.
This is Smart TV. What does the term mean in translation into plain Russian? Simply put, these are smart TVs that claim to be a universal media center for the home.
What are their advantages?
According to the brief information that we gave at the beginning of the article, we can get a general idea about them. Of particular note is the option of a direct connection to the network, thanks to which you can watch media content directly from themed sites.
In addition, there are special programs for Smart TV, which can significantly expand their functionality. Since the core of such TVs is often built on a modified Android OS, you can roughly imagine their capabilities.
So, if for some reason your device does not read the file format you need, then you can download the desired player. And this is not to mention the fact that if you wish, your favorite browser is easily installed there, which is subsequently synchronized with the browser on a PC or laptop. Thus, Smart TV (what you already know) easily turns into a good analogue of a computer for watching movies and surfing the Internet.
In addition, the notorious Skype is often available “out of the box”, with which you can ... talk on TV with friends! Honestly, a few years ago for such dreams you could please good doctors with a straitjacket ...
The local network
Of course, the creators of these wonderful devices provided for the possibility of including such a “TV” in the home LAN. Nowadays, almost every user with at least some knowledge has it, and therefore it’s not worth talking about its advantages.
But it should be noted that the ability to directly watch the entire huge collection of films that accumulated on the hard drive without resorting to the dreary drag-and-drop of movies on flash drives is very attractive!
Easy installation
If you think that before installing Smart TV you will have to study the manuals for a long time and thoughtfully, then you are mistaken. Nothing like this! Most modern models are able to independently find a Wi-Fi point, without some kind of setup to go online after connecting an
Ethernet cable, and even a child can cope with the search and installation of programs.
Some disadvantages
Yes, even in this honey barrel there is a certain amount of tar ... To begin with, far from all films like TVs can read on their own. This is especially true for mkv, but there are "interference" even with the ancient avi. In addition, not all models adequately support the installation of third-party applications, and the declared games sometimes do not work.
But this does not detract from all the charms of Smart TV. What you just need an invention, you have already learned, but because you can go to the store!