Forget about smart tv's...Dont even consider smart functions when buying a tv..look at picture quality and price. Manufactures rarely update the tv's and they are slow compared to external boxes like Fire tv etc...The devices are updated and easy to replace for cheap when a newer, faster, sleeker option is available
and how will the smart tv function help that .000001 percent of the population that use ifft triggers...Smart Tv's Can be very useful when creating a "smart" environment, per say voice control with IFFT triggers.
Not sure if your user percentage is relevant, but amazon fire sticks are nice, but they can't turn the TV on and off, if I am not mistaken.and how will the smart tv function help that .000001 percent of the population that use ifft triggers...
Smart tvs can also not be tuned on/off...it depends on the model...they are useless for the apps/smart functions...slow and clunky with little updates...when a stick costs 40 bux its a no brainer..Not sure if your user percentage is relevant, but amazon fire sticks are nice, but they can't turn the TV on and off, if I am not mistaken.
Also Smart TV's are becoming very cheap. I saw a 120hz led 50inch Vizio smart LED TV (4k) for $350 refurbish a couple weeks ago.
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in regards to usfull triggers, you could have a trigger to turn the lights off, turn your tv on, and open the Ip camera application.and how will the smart tv function help that .000001 percent of the population that use ifft triggers...
its cute...not very useful...the op was simply looking for a way to display the cams..once again this option is NOT available on most smart tv...maybe some models.in regards to usfull triggers, you could have a trigger to turn the lights off, turn your tv on, and open the Ip camera application.
Even if you could do that, generally it would be so slow it would be pointless.in regards to usfull triggers, you could have a trigger to turn the lights off, turn your tv on, and open the Ip camera application.
Smart tvs can also not be tuned on/off...it depends on the model...they are useless for the apps/smart functions...slow and clunky with little updates...when a stick costs 40 bux its a no brainer..
Best case, you implement something that uses HDMI-CEC (consumer electronics control), but lots of devices can't do thatCheck this if you haven't already, a couple workarounds are mentioned.