This is not an Internet connection, this is a local technology.įor more details on DLNA, and how to set up this technology, you can see in separate articles: So that you can watch movies, photos, or listen to music, which is located, for example, on your computer's hard drive. In a few words, DLNA technology allows you to network your TV, computer, and other mobile devices. Most likely, DLNA support will be indicated there.
#Purpose of lan prot on tv tv
Here's a look at the characteristics of your TV model. Most likely it is there to use DLNA technology. And if it says something like “optional”, it means that you can buy and connect a branded, external Wi-Fi receiver.Īnd if there is no Smart TV, why then a LAN connector? If there is no Wi-Fi, then only by cable. If there is one, then you can connect to the Internet via Wi-Fi. There I wrote about possible problems.Īlso, I advise you to look in the specifications to see if your TV has a built-in Wi-Fi receiver.
If you connect the cable directly from the provider, then see the article.
You can connect, or directly from the provider. So look if your TV has Smart TV technology, and you can find out about this by looking at the characteristics of your TV (and preferably on the official website), then the network connector is actually used to connect the TV to the Internet. When you answer such comments that there is no Smart TV on such and such a model, they immediately write to you : “Why then LAN connector? So everything is there, but you don't know how to set it up. If with TVs that have Smart TVs, everything is clear, the network connector is there for connecting to the Internet, then with those where Smart TVs are absent, everything is not so clear.Īnd very often, having bought a regular TV without Smart TV, people try to connect it to the Internet, look for this very button to open the browser, etc. And on those TVs that support the Smart TV function, and those where this function is not. Yes, now almost all modern TVs have a LAN connector. So I decided to write a small note in which to clarify the situation a little, and tell what's what. They say why is there a LAN connector on the TV, or why an Internet connector if there is no Smart TV. Several times I have met questions about Internet connectors on modern TVs. Why LAN connector on TV (LG, Samsung, Sony)? Ethernet input, LAN
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