Ethernet port on a new display, necessary?

strider
strider Posts: 2,568
edited November 2010 in Electronics
How important/useful is it to have an ethernet port on a new TV?

Trying to wade through the options on TVs, don't have a network set up in the house currently, but would like to buy a display that can be used in one in the future if needed. Seems the TVs with ethernet ports are at an appreciably higher price point then similar models without.
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  • thsmith
    thsmith Posts: 6,082
    edited November 2010
    Depends on what services the TV supports that you might use. Netflix might be one. I now use powerline devices where I need internet access.
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  • strider
    strider Posts: 2,568
    edited November 2010
    Right now I don't have any interest in using the TV to access the internet without a computer. I've been using J River Media Center for my music lately, and was browing it's other functions and the networking abilities caught my eye. Having a server to distribute my music and movies throughout the house sounds pretty cool to me.
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  • thsmith
    thsmith Posts: 6,082
    edited November 2010
    It can be but it is a fair amount of work
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  • PrazVT
    PrazVT Posts: 1,607
    edited November 2010
    Yeah - you need to know what formats the TV will play (music, movies, what profile of h264, etc.) & what formats your server software supports.

    At the very least, internet connected TVs' firmware tends to be updated via the network. Whether those updates are for the apps or TV functionality is another question.
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  • thsmith
    thsmith Posts: 6,082
    edited November 2010
    Hey prazVT, I like your sig format:wink:
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  • jinjuku
    jinjuku Posts: 1,523
    edited November 2010
    I'm waiting for the day when all the control functions of a TV/PJ/Pre-Pro/AVR/AMP/Sources are all Ethernet addressable and I can use my iPhone to control it all.

    So far only my receiver has this function.
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 29,399
    edited November 2010
    HTBaseT
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