Dumb question - how can you make a "dumb tv" into a "smart tv" - is that what a "firestick" does?
Firestick is just a streaming device that connects to the internet to stream channels. Just like a Roku and some of the others.
As long as the TV has a HDMI port for the device, it doesn't need to be a smart TV. Most TV' made in the last ten years or so, have a HDMI input. Mine has two of them.
Sez the man wanting to know if snakes have a reverse gear.....If you gaze long enough into a TV, the TV will gaze back into you...
Ummm... I'm too tech dumb to even know how to respond to that.
Allow me to pose my question another way: I have one "smart tv" that is connected to no other device other than my WiFi router and we can watch Netflix, Prime, Newsmax, YouTube, etc, even local broadcast stations... how do I make my other "dumb tvs" able to do that?
What he means by HDMI ports will be the ones that take these cables.
Amazon product ASIN B014I8T0YQ
If you plug in your DVD player or whatever with one of these you should be able to pop in a streaming device and get at least most what you want. I haven't even looked into streaming local channels though.
Looky there! Not everyone is an aspiring comedian!!
Thank you Mike. So connecting a blue ray (assuming it’s smart?) is an option. Is there not an option of a simple thumb drive type thingy that can plug into an HDMI port and make my TV smarter than our beloved TGT comedians?
Ummm... I'm too tech dumb to even know how to respond to that.
Allow me to pose my question another way: I have one "smart tv" that is connected to no other device other than my WiFi router and we can watch Netflix, Prime, Newsmax, YouTube, etc, even local broadcast stations... how do I make my other "dumb tvs" able to do that?
Ummm... I'm too tech dumb to even know how to respond to that.
Allow me to pose my question another way: I have one "smart tv" that is connected to no other device other than my WiFi router and we can watch Netflix, Prime, Newsmax, YouTube, etc, even local broadcast stations... how do I make my other "dumb tvs" able to do that?
Given all the TV talk, where (if anyone here knows) can I get educated on Roku or Hulu or whatever else does the job?
Given my eyes give me fits, my most cherished form of entertainment... reading, is now out and TV is very much in so I need to know where to find out how to maximize TV watching.
A firestick, or similar device will allow you to watch the channels you speak of.
That is what I use on my old TV.
However, I have the firestick plugged into my reciever, because the TV doesn't have an HDMI.
ETA: Not positive you can watch YouTube with the firestick.
Also not the local channels I don't believe.