More and more TVs can now access the internet — including many models from the Dutch manufacturer Philips, which calls its TV internet platform “Net TV”. Net TV allows users not only to access specially tailored online content, but also to visit normal websites.
Philips 42 PFL 8404 H
It’s hard to imagine life without the internet: We download music, watch YouTube videos, chat online, and email friends, family, and business contacts. So it’s no wonder that someone came up with the idea of doing all of this on the TV, from the comfort of the sofa — even if, just a few years ago, Bill Gates categorically ruled out the possibility.
Philips calls its internet feature “Net TV”. If you connect a TV with this technology, such as the Philips 42 PFL 8404 H, to the internet via a router, you can access content on Philips’ online portal. All you need to do to reach the start page is to press the “Net TV” button on the remote control.
The many services on offer include watching YouTube video clips or reading the news, for example. There are portals for different countries, with different content and, of course, in different languages. Customers can choose freely which portal they’d like to see, so if you want to check out French news, for example, you simply need to call up the portal for France.
Net TV splash page
The Net TV splash page gives users access to a number of online services.
There’s one important prerequisite for all of the services found in the Philips portal: The content providers must lay out their pages in the CE-HTML language — this version of the normal HTML internet language is optimised for use in consumer-electronics (CE) devices. CE-HTML isn’t specific to one manufacturer, and is relatively easy to implement.
But there are slight weaknesses in the operation of Net TV: The user controls some pages with the remote control’s number pad, but others using the cursor cross. And some applications require a mixture of the two systems — the logic is a bit flawed here, if you ask us. On the other hand, we loved being able to access normal WWW sites via the web browser. If you want to check something quickly during an ad break, for example, you don’t need to go and boot up the PC.
Still, inputting internet addresses via the remote control is awkward and time-consuming, and the text in conventional websites is far too small, meaning you have to crouch in front of the TV to be able to read it. All in all, however, Philips’ developers have done a great job of bringing online content into the living room.
Philips 42 PFL 8404 H
It’s hard to imagine life without the internet: We download music, watch YouTube videos, chat online, and email friends, family, and business contacts. So it’s no wonder that someone came up with the idea of doing all of this on the TV, from the comfort of the sofa — even if, just a few years ago, Bill Gates categorically ruled out the possibility.
Philips calls its internet feature “Net TV”. If you connect a TV with this technology, such as the Philips 42 PFL 8404 H, to the internet via a router, you can access content on Philips’ online portal. All you need to do to reach the start page is to press the “Net TV” button on the remote control.
The many services on offer include watching YouTube video clips or reading the news, for example. There are portals for different countries, with different content and, of course, in different languages. Customers can choose freely which portal they’d like to see, so if you want to check out French news, for example, you simply need to call up the portal for France.
Net TV splash page
The Net TV splash page gives users access to a number of online services.
There’s one important prerequisite for all of the services found in the Philips portal: The content providers must lay out their pages in the CE-HTML language — this version of the normal HTML internet language is optimised for use in consumer-electronics (CE) devices. CE-HTML isn’t specific to one manufacturer, and is relatively easy to implement.
But there are slight weaknesses in the operation of Net TV: The user controls some pages with the remote control’s number pad, but others using the cursor cross. And some applications require a mixture of the two systems — the logic is a bit flawed here, if you ask us. On the other hand, we loved being able to access normal WWW sites via the web browser. If you want to check something quickly during an ad break, for example, you don’t need to go and boot up the PC.
Still, inputting internet addresses via the remote control is awkward and time-consuming, and the text in conventional websites is far too small, meaning you have to crouch in front of the TV to be able to read it. All in all, however, Philips’ developers have done a great job of bringing online content into the living room.
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