Samsung Smart TV - wireless adapter query

mutley74

Just got a new smart LED TV (Samsung) which has internet connection capability.

Handbook says it can connect to internet using a samsung wireless USB adapter. However, these cost about £50. DAK if they will work with a general basic USB wireless adapter?

shomer24

mutley74 wrote: »

Just got a new smart LED TV (Samsung) which has internet connection capability.

Handbook says it can connect to internet using a samsung wireless USB adapter. However, these cost about £50. DAK if they will work with a general basic USB wireless adapter?

no u got to use the samsung wireless USB adapter have try others my self does not work

Esqui

In simplish terms - USB wireless dongles require drivers (a set of instructions for the computer/TV) to work. The Samsung TVs only have drivers built-in for the Samsung dongles, and (short of hacking the TV's software...if it's even possible) drivers for other dongles cannot be downloaded into the TV's software.

However, there does appear to be a cheaper alternative http://www.amazon.co.uk/Hama-Wireless-300Mbps-suitable-Samsung/dp/B0013DUOO0/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1325846940&sr=8-2

fiddiwebb

Or you could go down the home plug route, I bought a Panasonic TV over Christmas and after thinking about using a wifi dongle which may or may not work I just bought a couple of home plugs for £35.

Did think of using Ethernet cable which would give you the best connection but it would be to much hassle hiding it away and the next best thing was home plugs.

banger9365

if you have a blu-ray player (BD live)too and wireless router why not get a wireless access point/wireless ethernet switch/wireless ethernet adapter
you can get them for about £17+

cb1979

How near is your TV to the router,I have my Sony smart TV connected to the BB router with a ethernet cable,a much better way of connecting than a wireless dongle,and a lot cheaper too

mutley74

cb1979 wrote: »

How near is your TV to the router,I have my Sony smart TV connected to the BB router with a ethernet cable,a much better way of connecting than a wireless dongle,and a lot cheaper too

wireless router is in hall, TV is in living area. An ethernet cable would not be possible unless i lifted carpets/boards etc.

What is an ethernet switch/adapter?

banger9365

their a basically a router that uses WiFi for the main connection instead of a BT line or cable (thats very simple terms )
and some can extend your WiFi too
http://www.amazon.co.uk/TP-Link-TL-WA701ND-150Mbps-Wireless-Access/dp/B002YETVVE/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1325900103&sr=8-3
http://www.amazon.co.uk/NETGEAR-WNCE2001-Ethernet-Wireless-Adapter/dp/B003D0WZKC/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1325900103&sr=8-4
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Buffalo-Nfiniti-Wireless-N-Ethernet-Converter/dp/B0018DQCLE/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1325900300&sr=8-2

or http://www.buffalo-technology.com/wli-tx4-ag300n-airstation-trade-nfiniti-trade-dual-band-wireless-n-ethernet-converter.html

Toxteth_OGrady

Agree with banger.
see this thread from post #16 onwards for how to do it with the TP-Link - https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/3332832

fiddiwebb

Just received the TP-Link home plugs this morning from amazon and took less than a few minutes to set them up to my Panasonic tv, plug one into a socket next to your tv and connect the ethernet cable, plug the other next to your modem/router and connect the ethernet cable and just press the pair button on each.
Far easier than faffing around with wireless connections and more stable.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B004INVKP4