It's safe to say that you can find a TV in any home. This device is not only a means of obtaining information about events taking place in the surrounding world. The TV also helps people to relax after a hard day's work, to have fun during leisure. Nowadays, in rare houses you will not find liquid crystal or plasma TVs , or TVs with a function of 3d -thin, with bright and contrasting images, modern design and almost unlimited possibilities. Their kinescope counterparts have already lost their popularity and at the speed of going into oblivion. By the way, they can not be found in modern household appliances stores. Among the parameters that should be considered when choosing a TV, many potential customers refer to the function of connecting to the World Wide Web - the Internet. In many models, there is a LAN port, through which you can connect a normal network cable from the modem to the device. However, not every apartment has an opportunity to conduct this cable to the TV, and from an aesthetic point of view, extra wires in the design hardly add sophistication. Therefore, you can stop your gaze on TV models with wifi support.
TV with wi-fi function: how does it work?
Wi-fi means that the connection to the Internet is carried out with the help of special equipment, but wirelessly. And this means that there is no need to use cables coming from the modem.
It is usually advised to opt for a TV with a built-in wi-fi module. It is enough to configure it on the main wi-fi-router of your home modem and use the world wide web. However, such models have a fairly high price, and therefore not everyone can afford to buy such a "box".
There are models with the ability to connect wi-fi. They have a USB port for installing a wi-fi adapter. Manufacturers advise purchasing their own adapters for their products, since not every device will fit the model of your TV. After all, it's impossible to install a driver on a TV, unlike a regular computer. Unfortunately, these adapters are expensive and difficult to find on sale. In this case, it is usually advised to purchase a wifi-router that plugs into the USB port of the TV and connects to the wi-fi signal from the main home router.
But keep in mind that the possibilities of a TV with wi-fi are much more limited than access to the Internet in a computer:
- From it you can go only to certain sites - it's social networks, as well as video services for watching movies, TV shows or youtube-videos, weather forecasting, listening to music.
- With an additional connection to a TV with internet and wi-fi web camera and microphone, you can please yourself with a video call with relatives or friends on Skype.
- Using wi-fi, your households do not have to copy from the computer the movie they want to view to the flash drive, then insert it into the USB connector of the TV. Wireless communication allows you to enjoy the movie simply by running it on the computer.
What are TVs with wifi?
The modern market is rich in offers of televisions with a function that supports wireless Internet connection. Among them are such well-known manufacturing companies as Sony, Panasonic, LG, Samsung, Philips, Toshiba, Sharp, etc. They are produced both LCD TVs with wifi and plasma TVs with wifi. The difference is in the quality of the image transmission. The most expensive models are with a built-in wifi adapter. By the way, there is a portable small TV with wifi Sungale Kula with a diagonal of only 4.3 inches and with a built-in adapter. It's very convenient to take along on a trip and watch IPTV on it.