On 4/9/2014 9:03 AM, trader_4 wrote:
On Wednesday, April 9, 2014 7:25:57 AM UTC-4, dadiOH wrote:
"trader_4" wrote in message



On Tuesday, April 8, 2014 2:49:41 PM UTC-4, dadiOH wrote:



Ummm, it doesn't appear to say that you need a laptop.







True. It is saying that SOMETHING is needed to which

the TV can function as



a monitor. In the context of this thread (see subject)

that would be a



laptop.







It's not even saying that. The smartphone, PC, or tablet

is just used

to *control* what happens on the TV.



OK, "monitor" was a poor choice of words; nevertheless, the laptop (for this

thread) is needed.



What do you mean a laptop is needed? If the OP has a smartphone, she
can use that with Chromecast. Or a tablet. IDK about you, but I'd rather
use one of those to control my TV media source than a laptop and if
you already have a smartphone, all you need is Chromecast.
That is where we're headed, to stream internet video directly to the TV.
Many new TVs have the capability built-in. Or you can buy a Chromecast
or similar cheap widget. Before I went out to buy a PC or notebook
to use for streaming video to a TV, I'd fully investigate the other alternatives, especially when they could be just $40.


Yeah, if you have a smartphone with an unlimited data plan. Plus you are
limited to Google Play, iTunes, Amazon, etc.

You can find a laptop on Craiglist for very little money and then it can
used as a dedicated media device.

My little brother bought a Chromecast last December and he isn't happy
with it because there are some kind of conflicts between it and his
Samsung tablet. He says it works fine with his laptop but was ****ed
after he bought it because he wanted to use his tablet.

Personally I have all of the TV stations that I would ever need with my
current cable package. For movies, I use The Pirate Bay