Tuesday 22 October 2024

TV Solutions with Smarthings

I remember when we just had BBC1 and ITV. We were used to just that, until a thing called Sky dish and cable TV came around. Then we had internet. No one thought that internet was going to take over. We just sent messages and looked up stuff using Netscape. The physical world ruled. We all got the new films from Blockbuster VHS tapes. I loved going to Blockbuster, to decide what we were going to have. Then came CD's. 



A revolution took place. CD's were taking over. Lovefilm said just order it and we will send the CD it to you. Suddenly CNN and MTV hit us with cable TV. It was a tsunami. BBC and ITV were seriously hit. That's what we defeated. No more news manipulation by these two juggernauts. Internet and Cable TV and Satellite TV was our world. Now it's 2024 and all of that has disappeared. It's all streaming to you. I decided to get a Samsung 27" monitor with Bluetooth. I got my old Samsung Note backup phone to get all the apps and sites with great TV. Boom I got away from the old TV systems. No more anything to do with TV apps and connections. Just get a cheap Samsung TV with Smarthings and you are done. I have an old phone that is now a controller and connector to allow the apps and websites and extra tools that give me the stuff I need. 

Those extra tools are things that are not allowed on TV internet connections. For example there are special browsers, that connect you to special sites and block unwanted things. I am not going to go into details. If you use them on your mobile, or on your laptop, then you know what I mean. The great thing is that you can clean your mobile and be updated. You are free from the TV operating system.