Re: Internet access via TV

["rb_ziggy" <richard.boreham@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

The 'simplest' solution I found was this:

http://www.shop.bt.com/invt/011613

It has a built in browser and lots of other features [including
Freeview ;-) ].

This is the latest one (recently released).  A couple of points on
the old one:

- as a Freeview tuner it was excellent
- BUT was too flakey for my liking on other features and locked up
too much (for me consumer electronics should just work and any
regular lock up/crash is unnaceptable)
- Browser ok but suffered some of the probs of on tv display (i.e. TV
typically does not show 1024 x 768 buy more like 800 or so wide) also
ther was no mouse/trackball so navigation used arrow keys which is a
bit clunky). Finally, don't think it runs all plugins (flash,
java...) so not all pages can be viewed.

That may not sound like a ringing endorsement, but those criticisms
aside it is a clever & very good piece of kit (esp as a freeview
tuner).  I hope that they may have improved stability in the latest
version.

Thoughtyou might be interested.

--- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, "lethariotbass" <toby@m...> wrote:
>
> As part of an installation I have been asked to provide (potential)
> simultanious internet access from each TV in the build. First
thought
> was to use something like the VIA set-top box connecting as a thin
> client to a Node 0 server.
>
> Has anyone had a similar request or could anyone suggest a
> simpler/more efficient solution
>
>
> Thanks
>
> Leth
>