The Google Chrome browser is compatible with AndroidTV, but for unexplained reasons (probably I am seen.
The Download Now link will redirect to the extension page. To install the extension directly, click on the install button on the page.
Chrome TV lets you stream international TV stations to your desktop via a browser pop-up inside Google Chrome. It draws its listings from an online database, which means you can't add your own channels or make other changes. Chrome TV's selections are nothing if not diverse--linguistically and geographically, at least. The programming leans toward news, weather, and sports broadcasts as well as what might be called cultural affairs programming, though we did find some movies, classic cartoons, and other pleasant surprises.
Chrome TV is free and installs easily, but it might require the Windows Media Player browser plug-in, which is also free. This plug-in was intended for Firefox, and it's listed for Vista, but it works in the latest version of Chrome, too, and we had no problem running it in Windows 7 64-bit. Chrome TV's extensions page had some useful support information but no configuration options to speak of. Clicking the Chrome TV icon opened a window displaying two listing, Countries and Categories. Nearly every country in the world is represented, though not every station is always online. Chrome TV can filter the selection to show only stations that are always online, though. The categories range from the usual news, weather, and educational programs to movies, religion, business, government, kids, and more. Clicking a station opened a media-player-like pop-up; the program usually started a moment later. The video quality ranged from quite good to rough, though most of what we saw was at least watchable. Double-clicking the display opened it in full screen, which also had a pretty decent picture. The TV display window shows animated ads at the bottom, but dragging the corner to resize the box let us cover up any distractions.
Chrome TV certainly delivers international programming to your desktop, and international sports fans will certainly find some interesting offerings in Chrome TV's listings. However, we'd like to have more options, such as always-on-top and the ability to add stations.
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Chrome TV lets you stream international TV stations to your desktop via a browser pop-up inside Google Chrome. It draws its listings from an online database, which means you can't add your own channels or make other changes. Chrome TV's selections are nothing if not diverse--linguistically and geographically, at least. The programming leans toward news, weather, and sports broadcasts as well as what might be called cultural affairs programming, though we did find some movies, classic cartoons, and other pleasant surprises.
Chrome TV is free and installs easily, but it might require the Windows Media Player browser plug-in, which is also free. This plug-in was intended for Firefox, and it's listed for Vista, but it works in the latest version of Chrome, too, and we had no problem running it in Windows 7 64-bit. Chrome TV's extensions page had some useful support information but no configuration options to speak of. Clicking the Chrome TV icon opened a window displaying two listing, Countries and Categories. Nearly every country in the world is represented, though not every station is always online. Chrome TV can filter the selection to show only stations that are always online, though. The categories range from the usual news, weather, and educational programs to movies, religion, business, government, kids, and more. Clicking a station opened a media-player-like pop-up; the program usually started a moment later. The video quality ranged from quite good to rough, though most of what we saw was at least watchable. Double-clicking the display opened it in full screen, which also had a pretty decent picture. The TV display window shows animated ads at the bottom, but dragging the corner to resize the box let us cover up any distractions.
Chrome TV certainly delivers international programming to your desktop, and international sports fans will certainly find some interesting offerings in Chrome TV's listings. However, we'd like to have more options, such as always-on-top and the ability to add stations.
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Extend your mobile contents onto your Samsung Smart TV and The FRAME TV
With the all-new Samsung Smart View app, you can enjoy your personalized Smart Hub experience on your smartphone or tablet with all the benefits of touch. Browse across your favorite live TV and streaming apps more. Discover and launch your movies, shows, sports, music or games directly from your phone without interrupting your viewing experience on the TV. New features of Smart View include: 1. A brand new user interface that unifies your experience across all devices 2. Direct access to your favorite apps on the mobile phone without interrupting TV playback 3. A completely re-designed soft remote that is always accessible 4. Direct deep linking to your entertainment apps including sports, music and games 5. Ability to turn on the TV in Standby mode (Wake on Wireless) for supported models. Need Bluetooth to be ON on the mobile device or tablet. 6. A new game controller 7. An art mode navigation & setting menu for The Frame TV users, to customize Arts or Photos Supported Smasung SmartTV models*: . 2011 : LED D7000 and above, PDP D8000 and above. . 2012 : LED ES7500 and above, PDP E8000 and above. . 2013 : LED F4500 and above (except F9000 and above), PDP F5500 and above. . 2014 : H4500, H5500 and above (except H6003/H6103/H6153/H6201/H6203). . 2015 : J4500, J5500 and above (except J6203). . 2016 : K4300, K5300 and above. . 2017 : ULS003U * Supported TV models may vary by region. * Art mode navigation is not supported for tablet models. Required Permissions: Storage: Required to access the local photos, music and videos on your phone to cast to TV from the app Location: Discovers TVs in proximity (2016 and 2017 TV models) Optional Permissions: Phone: Required to check if network is connected Microphone: Needed to send voice commands from the app to TV *You can only change permissions for the App if your device is running Android OS version 6.0 or above. Please check if an OS update is available for your phone and upgrade to Android 6.0 or above. *Some features of Smart View may be limited by region and release schedule, and Samsung does not guarantee that all features of Smart View will be available in all regions. Please contact us at [email protected] for feedback and help.
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