The Library in your Living Room

Wed Oct 24 15:31:38 EDT 2012

If a TV is marketed as "smart", that generally means it can pull content 
from the internet. It will generally have wi-fi capabilities, although 
that may be an optional purchase, as a dongle.

Note that you can get this connectivity other ways:

1) Via a "smart" DVD or Blu-Ray player, which again may have wi-fi, which 
may require an optional purchase;

or

2) A streaming device, such as a Roku or an Apple TV. I particularly like 
the Apple TV.

Either of these is considerably cheaper than replacing your TV.

On Wed, 24 Oct 2012, Thomas Edelblute wrote:

> Do the new televisions today have a WiFi receiver, or do I need to buy something that would plug into an Ethernet port?
> 
> You can tell I have not been television shopping recently.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Web technologies in libraries [mailto:WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Drew, Wilfred E CTR USAF AFMC AFRL/RIOI
> Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2012 12:04 PM
> To: WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU
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> This is an obvious case for using home based Wi-Fi.
> 
> Bill Drew
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Web technologies in libraries [mailto:WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On
> Behalf Of Thomas Edelblute
> Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2012 2:36 PM
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> Which brings up an interesting question. In my case, I have not included
> Internet with my cable TV because it is so much more expensive than my DSL.
> So what would it take to connect an Internet TV up to a DSL modem located in
> another room?  Keep in mind I am renting an apartment, so tearing out the
> walls to recable is not an option.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Web technologies in libraries [mailto:WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On
> Behalf Of Drew, Wilfred E CTR USAF AFMC AFRL/RIOI
> Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2012 6:49 AM
> To: WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU
> Subject: Re: [WEB4LIB] The Library in your Living Room
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> The library is already in my living room.  It is on my laptop, my nook color
> tablet, and my droid smart phone.  I am not in any hurry to have it on my TV
> especially since I am on satellite for both TV and Internet.
> If we ever get real broadband where I live, that will change the equation.
> I would then think about using a real computer, not a game machine, as our
> entertainment center.
> 
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Web technologies in On Behalf Of Pat Rapp
> Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2012 9:35 AM
> To: WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU
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> For those of us who have been working in Second Life, this interface will be
> a welcome addition. I don't expect people to sift through text on their
> televisions. Immersive environments are so much more interesting and they
> take advantage of everything your high deft tv screen has to offer. I expect
> we'll see virtual worlds catch on - if not Second Life, then something very
> similar where you can create your own content (as opposed to a world like
> Warcraft where the game developers create content.)
> 
> 
> 
> Pat Rapp
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