RE: Re: Internet access via TV

["Steve Morgan" <smorgo@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I've got one, too.

The stability issue was completely solved by connecting it to an
_electronic_ plug-in timeswitch that turns it off for 5 minutes at around
3AM every morning. Not had a single lock-up since.

Browser is, indeed, a bit retarded but other than that, it's perfectly
usable.

Works fine with TiVo, too, if that matters.

Steve

> -----Original Message-----
> From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx]
> On Behalf Of rb_ziggy
> Sent: 25 October 2005 12:37
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: [ukha_d] Re: Internet access via TV
>
> 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
> >
>
>
>
>
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