Is it mandatory to have a smart TV for this player? I have an old Sony Bravia LCD TV
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I use an old VIZIO 32" LCD and it works fine. My TV is not a smart TV. It is recommended to update the firmware on the player, and to do that you need a simple CAT5 (ethernet) cable and some source of internet (modem, or computer sharing it's connection) to the DVD player.
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I don't think so. The Blu-Ray Player has smart capablilty itsel. I hooked up the Blu-Ray Player to my non- smart TV.
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I don't have a smart tv. My tv is a flat screen but is about 5 years old so it is not the latest in technology.
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I have a 10 year old Toshiba big screen and I bought the Sony Blue-Ray to watch Netflix. Works perfectly.
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No, this is not a smart TV, I watch Netflix though my Play station, great image quality!
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Yes, you have to purchase it separately. Although the remote that comes with it, is very easy to use--and I don't know many reasons I would need the smart remote. I can connect my smart phone and tablet to control the television--which leaves me needing one less remote on a regular basis.
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The TV would need to have a video player program installed onboard such as a smart TV, check your user manual.I would just get a cheap DVD player, they are very low in cost these days.
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No this is a analog system only, you would need a wireless system with an HDMI output, or a recevier with an HDMI output for the smart tv's. I bought this sround sound system for my computer, and it sounds great for the price, but cant hook it up to your smart tv
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if you inquiring if it is a "smart tv" (with built-in internet connectivity), no, it is notwhat I do is set up my apps such as Netflix, Vudu, Amazon Instant Video, et al on my blu ray player (which does have Wi-Fi)
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The TV has ethernet and can play music and video via AllShare Play. The Blu-ray player has ethernet, AllShare Play, and adds WiFi and apps like Netflix, Hulu, and Pandora just to name a few. So, between the TV and the Blu-ray you're pretty much covered as far as media and "smartness" goes. I don't think there's any need to have both a smart TV and a smart Blu-ray; one or the other is enough.
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No you have to buy them whats good about this player is that you can hook it up to an analog tv using red white and yellow cable or an digital tv using an hdmi cable picture quality is great
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If your smart tv is wireless, no need. If not, you can connect it with the LAN. Just choose the correct connection setting in your TV set up menu.
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As long as your TV has the appropriate inputs, you should be fine. Check the back of your TV and look for either a composite video input (yellow jack) or a component video input (red, blue, and green jacks). With each of those there will also be an audio input (red and white jacks). The player will come with the composite cable and audio cables. Use the component input if you have it (you'll need to buy the cables separately) for better picture quality. If you only have composite just use the cables that come with the player. Once you're all hooked up, just use the input button on your TV's remote to select the one that your player is hooked up to. One nice thing about this Sony player is that it also has an input button on its remote as well as volume buttons, and once you set it up to work with your TV, you won't even need the TV remote when you want to watch a DVD. If you only have a coax connection on your TV though, you will need to purchase an RF modulator, which will convert the DVD connections to a coax connection. Just be aware that picture quality will go down and you will get mono sound. Maybe not a big deal if you're just using it with a basic TV in the spare room. Hope this helps - good luck with your DVD player!
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Not a Smart TV. You would still need an external device like a Blu-Ray player or gaming system like an XBox or PlayStayion to connect through it.
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Dave I am using mine with a non-smart TV and since everything goes through the Blu ray player this should not be the case . By the way this is an excellent unit and I have no problems watching any of my streaming services.
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Hello. Yes, you need to purchase this item as well. It will allow your wireless network to operate with your smart tv. Eventually in about 3 to 4 years the smart TV's will be just that! They have a lot built into them but you still need an interface device to make them smart. Have fun. Its and awesome tv.
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No...we purchased a Sony Blu Ray player and it had better apps. It's 2 months now since we bought this TV and love it!
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Dear friend, thank you for your question. No, there is not a way to play music from this player without a TV. A TV with HDMI or AV input ports is actually necessary. Hope that this will help. Keedox Customer Service Maria
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if the blue ray player is connected directly to the receiver, you should not need the tv on. check to make sure you are using the correct input on the Sony, the one the blue ray playwe identified connected to.
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NO, it is very basic player. To tell you the truth if i did not get it for free with my tv i would not buy it.