how do smart tvs connect to internet?

Cycrow

WTFH wrote: »

Incorrect. You have a cable router.
A modem is a MOdulator/DEModulator designed to convert analogue signals to digital and vice versa. Since your cable is carrying a digital signal, there is no need for a modem. The box you have which is connected to your cable is a router, a device to allow two networks to communicate with each other, be that LAN, WAN or connecting to an ISP.

Althou Technically they are called Cable Modems
altho they are more of a network bridge. The old ones didn't have any kind of router functionality in them

The super hub was the first one that did, before that, you required a separate router if you wanted it on your network, otherwise they connected directly to your pc (can could be via USB)

WTFH

They are called Cable Modems, but Technically that is incorrect.

Yes, I vaguely remember having a green thing that looked like a manta-ray/ufo which went from my NTL connection into a USB port, I think.

WTFH

D'oh. It was an Alcatel Speedtouch USB which I had from Freeserve. Not NTL.

thor

WTFH wrote: »

The box you have which is connected to your cable is a router, a device to allow two networks to communicate with each other, be that LAN, WAN or connecting to an ISP.

Are you referring to the superhub here? Doesn't it do more than just routing? Otherwise if I wanted to connect just my PC to the cable broadband, I should be able to connect an ethernet cable to VM's broadband outlet in my house with no need for the Superhub.

[Deleted User]

WTFH wrote: »

Incorrect. You have a cable router.


Incorrect. Your smart TVs are connected to the router via HomePlugs
(insert smartass smilie here)

Cycrow wrote: »

Technically they are called Cable Modems
they are more of a network bridge.

Now who needs a "smartass smilie" WTFH?:p
I know what equipment I have and how it connects to the internet!

bsms1147

Nilrem wrote: »

I think Alba and Bush both released sets in the UK (horrible things they were), which were labelled as "internet TV's" (and may have been referred to as "smart" TV's in the marketting).

This was my first internet!

Buzby

bsms1147 wrote: »

This was my first internet!

Does anyone remember the Post Office Telecommunications PRESTEL service? (And Telecom (Dialcom) Gold for email?)

And that was back in 1979........!

nearlyrich

Our TV connects wirelessly but since we got it we have signed up to BT Vision so we usually go via that box for I player etc.