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Question

Does the Smart TV UN32J5205 have the capability of surfing

Feb 24, 2016 1:26PM PST

Does the Samsung Smart TV UN32J5205 have the capability of surfing the Internet to any site?
Can I also read Email on this tv? Thanks

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Clarification Request
Does the Smart TV UN32J5205 have the capability of surfing t
Feb 24, 2016 4:34PM PST

Samsung states this tv has a "full web browser". Maybe should state "limited web browser"?

1. Must you have a Samsung app to visit each site?

2. Wonder if I could pull up sites like "QRZ.com"? OR "TnDeer.com"?

3. What would I have to do to get to Email?

Thanks

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My answer is keeping it simple.
Feb 24, 2016 5:24PM PST

1. Never heard of such a requirement. Elaborate please.
2. If those sites have video content, they are most likely to crash in a few minutes. This is all over the web so I don't write much more.
3. Yahoo, Gmail or your ISP web mail. In short, Web mail.

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No.
Feb 24, 2016 2:38PM PST

Many video web sites tend to fail since these Smart TV browsers are limited.

Email sites so far seem fine.

-> Please dismiss any idea this can surf as good as your smart phone or PC.

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No. Buy a used laptop for that
Feb 24, 2016 10:32PM PST

$100 at a garage sale sometimes. Add a $5 HDMI cable and you can view most content on your shiny HDTV.