Combining the best of both worlds Internet and HDTV, you would get a Smart TV. Your HDTV is no more just a flat screen that outputs HD quality picture, it is an intelligent screen that can connect to internet, show your email, browse web pages, socialize with Facebook.
Your TV can stream video content from Internet as well. We can watch movies or TV series using streaming services from Netflix, Blockbuster, Hulu plus, Amazon video and Cinema Now. Remember we still need to subscribe to their services for a low monthly fee or pay per view.
Also internet browsing is possible through the two sided remote that has keyboard on one side and remote on the other. No more going through the hassle of connecting your personal computer to TV
(via HDMI cable or other means look at
making your HDTV as computer monitor
section for more details ).
In case of Smart TV, your TV itself is a computer by itself for viewing personal photos,videos or online movies and browsing internet.
I would say smart TV has partial features of a computer. It will be tough to work on documents or install complex accounting software on it. It cannot be a handy device to check your email or to post a message on facebook page. Browsing internet on TV is already made possible by devices like
Google TV
and
Logitech Revue
but they are not quite popular because of the same reasons.
You can learn more and buy Google TV or Logitech Revue by clicking following banners.
One of the beautiful thing or greatest advantage about Smart TV is buying and playing games. Now you can buy and install game apps directly from the TV manufacturer's app store and play them at your convenience. We don't need to use another gaming console and get a game CD from the game store as we do it for PS3,Xbox and Wii devices.
Clear advantage of Smart TV is getting rid of all those internet ready devices or gaming console around TV. As smart TV's are still pricey out there, we can always make our current HDTV smarter by buying devices like Streaming players , smarter blu ray players and smarter gaming consoles .
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