Computers And The Internet - Philips 42PFL86 6D Series User Manual

Computers and the
Internet
What you can do
Browse PC
If you connect the TV to a home network,
you can play photos, music and videos from
your computer or storage device. Once the
network is installed on the TV, you can find
and play the files from your PC on the TV
screen.See Use your TV > Browse PC
through DLNA (Page 21).
Note: If the apparatus does not recover in
DLNA mode due to external electrical
disturbances (e.g. electrostatic discharge),
user intervention is required.
Net TV
If you connect the TV to a home network
with an Internet connection, you can link up
the TV to Net TV. Net TV offers Internet
services and websites tailored to your TV.
Play music and videos, consult infotainment,
rent movies and much more. Once the
network is installed, you can enjoy the best
of the Internet for your TV. See Use your
TV > Browse Net TV (Page 23).
Interactive TV
If you connect the TV to the Internet, you
can enjoy the full benefits of Interactive TV.
Systems such as HbbTV, MHP, DTVi, etc use
the Internet to communicate with the TV.
The availability of these systems depends on
your local service provider.
Wi-Fi MediaConnect
With Wi-Fi MediaConnect you can bring up
(project) your PC screen on the TV screen
wirelessly. You start Wi-Fi MediaConnect
from your PC. See Connect your TV >
Computers and the Internet > (Page 55).
What you need
To connect your TV to computers, the
Internet, or both, you need:

An ethernet cable that is shorter than 3
meters.

A computer network that includes:
a) A universal plug-and-play (UnPnP)
router and
b) A computer with one of these
operating systems: Microsoft Windows
XP, Microsoft Windows Vista, Mac
OSX, or Linux.

To connect your TV to computers, you
also need media server software that is
set to share files with your TV. See Use
your TV > Browse PC through DLNA
(Page 21).

To connect your TV to the Internet,
you also need a high-speed connection
to the Internet.
Note: This DLNA1.5 network feature
supports these computer operating systems:
Microsoft Windows XP or Vista, Intel Mac
OSX or Linux.
Connect
You can connect this TV to your home
network through a wired or wireless
connection.

To make a wired connection,see
Connect your TV > Computers and
the Internet > Wired connection
(Page 54).

To make a wireless connection, see
Connect your TV > Computers and
the Internet > Wireless connection
(Page 54).
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