MediaSmart LCDs note

After reading some reviews about the MediaSmart models I began to think that this kind of technology only works as well as your WiFi. So, I checked to see if these TVs actually have regular network jacks. They do!

WiFi in a television set? HP SL4778N , HP SL4778N

HP SL4278N 42-inch MediaSmart High-Definition 1080p LCD TV
HP SL4778N 47-inch MediaSmart High-Definition 1080p LCD TV

This LCD TV has 3 HDMI inputs, but only one Antenna/Cable in. This deeply bothers me, because it means that TV manufacturers not exactly interested in providing us with viewing options. I would much prefer using cable for analog, and antenna for digital channels. Or combine them, if possible. This may end up developing into an even more troubling tendency not to include ATSC tuners, only QAM (if that's in fact a legal possibility, given the current regulations).

But here is the cool part!

These HP LCDs have built-in WiFi. This means you can access files on your home network on on the Internet (the remote control makes it quite easy). What kind of files are we talking about?

Graphics:
Jpg, png, tif, gif

Music:
m4b, mp3, wma, wav, ogg

Audio/Video:
avi, divx, xvid, dvr-ms, mp4, mpg, wmv/asf


There is also some limited support for DRM. Basically, this sounds a lot like AppleTV, as long as you already have a computer :)