Like Ben says on most TV's it's limited, though in a review I read that the more expensive Philips did have free browsing, though I seem to remember entering url's was a bit of a hassle without a keyboard.
On Fri, Feb 4, 2011 at 9:31 PM, Ben Scott <[email protected]> wrote: > On Fri, Feb 4, 2011 at 2:29 PM, Wilhelm, Scott <[email protected]> > wrote: > > I’m trying something along the lines as Chris…and I was wondering if your > > Samsung would run a browser? > > Most TVs with Ethernet or wireless do *NOT* support arbitrary web > browsing. While much of what they do is browser-based, it's all > locked up inside a proprietary framework you can't modify. So a given > TV might do Netflix, Vudu, Pandora, and YouTube, but it won't be able > to do anything else (unless the mfg updates the firmware). > > The notable exception I'm aware of are the "Google TV" TVs. Sony > makes some, but the sizes are limited. > > This is likely to change in the future, but it's not here yet. > > -- Ben > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to [email protected] > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
