Hi,
Apologies for a basic question.
My internet/WiFi speed is very poor but yesterday I added the TP-Link Powerline WiFi 3 meaning I now have a wired connection to each TV via the nearby electric socket. It has transformed my viewing on my main TV as I can now watch programmes on BBC iPlayer and ITVx etc with no buffering at all which previously made them unwatchable.
My question concerns my smaller TV in the kitchen where I do spend a lot of time. It is an older Smart TV from around 2013 (Samsung UE22H5600AK) and doesn't have the Apps for ITVx, Channel 4, My 5 or U and others- all of which I am keen to watch. I have been told today by Samsung's support team that I will be unable to download those Apps to my TV as the technology on my model is too old to support them.
Others have suggested an Amazon Fire Stick or a dedicated Streamer (eg: Roku Express). My concern is that these both seem to connect via WiFi only which will take me back to my original problem of poor internet speed and buffering pictures. I have looked at changing TV (I can get this size for between £150-200) but the TVs on sale seem to have WiFi only connection - no ethernet port. Also, my TV had picture resolution of 1080p (1920 x 1080 pixels) whereas todays models have only 720p (1366 x 768 pixels) and I don't really want to take a step backwards in picture quality
Any suggestions on which way to go/other ideas? Many thanks
Apologies for a basic question.
My internet/WiFi speed is very poor but yesterday I added the TP-Link Powerline WiFi 3 meaning I now have a wired connection to each TV via the nearby electric socket. It has transformed my viewing on my main TV as I can now watch programmes on BBC iPlayer and ITVx etc with no buffering at all which previously made them unwatchable.
My question concerns my smaller TV in the kitchen where I do spend a lot of time. It is an older Smart TV from around 2013 (Samsung UE22H5600AK) and doesn't have the Apps for ITVx, Channel 4, My 5 or U and others- all of which I am keen to watch. I have been told today by Samsung's support team that I will be unable to download those Apps to my TV as the technology on my model is too old to support them.
Others have suggested an Amazon Fire Stick or a dedicated Streamer (eg: Roku Express). My concern is that these both seem to connect via WiFi only which will take me back to my original problem of poor internet speed and buffering pictures. I have looked at changing TV (I can get this size for between £150-200) but the TVs on sale seem to have WiFi only connection - no ethernet port. Also, my TV had picture resolution of 1080p (1920 x 1080 pixels) whereas todays models have only 720p (1366 x 768 pixels) and I don't really want to take a step backwards in picture quality
Any suggestions on which way to go/other ideas? Many thanks
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