help needed. Samsung smart tv without wifi

Goolie · Postby **Goolie** » December 19th, 2014, 9:23 pm

So I need some help guys. Have a 32'' smart tv that did not come with built in wifi.
I bought a wifi dongle hoping this would solve my problem. It does not work on the tv. The tv does not recognise it even.
any ideas to get around this? Amazon has a samsung wifi dongle but I dont think its compatible with my series 4300 smart tv.
Any body has any ideas?
keep the stupid on ur side please. Thank you. Lol

Kenjo · Postby **Kenjo** » December 19th, 2014, 9:41 pm

Why not connect directly wired? If you are going to buy a dongle under Samsung self , they would expressly state whether they compatible or not

Goolie · Postby **Goolie** » December 19th, 2014, 9:48 pm

Would I be able to use the allshare feature witha wired connection?

Postby **Duane 3NE 2NR** » December 19th, 2014, 9:58 pm

Goolie wrote:Would I be able to use the allshare feature with a wired connection?

once your phone/tablet and your TV are on the same network then AllShare will work, wired or wireless.
Does your TV support AllShare though?

Goolie · Postby **Goolie** » December 19th, 2014, 10:37 pm

I hadda confirm this Duane.
thanks for d info btw

src1983 · Postby **src1983** » December 20th, 2014, 6:16 pm

Yes, once the phone and TV is on the same network Allshare will work, tested this already

Postby **R-H-D** » December 20th, 2014, 11:46 pm

You can purchase an Ethernet to WIFI HDTV adapter
We have some in stock for $400

SmokeyGTi · Postby **SmokeyGTi** » December 26th, 2014, 10:46 pm

Goolie wrote:Would I be able to use the allshare feature witha wired connection?

Trust me op allshare ain't all that..
Half the Samsung TVs don't accept the audio codecs, especially aac.

Postby **Duane 3NE 2NR** » December 27th, 2014, 1:15 am

You can use a Roku, Apple TV, Chrome Cast etc to share content from your phone or tablet to your TV (just about any TV) much easier, more efficiently and elegantly than AllShare.

Trini Hookah · Postby **Trini Hookah** » December 27th, 2014, 1:20 am

Duane 3NE 2NR wrote:You can use a Roku, Apple TV, Chrome Cast etc to share content from your phone or tablet to your TV (just about any TV) much easier, more efficiently and elegantly than AllShare.

Right tru u go hate on Samsung so Duane.

Postby **Duane 3NE 2NR** » December 27th, 2014, 1:43 am

Trini Hookah wrote:
Duane 3NE 2NR wrote:You can use a Roku, Apple TV, Chrome Cast etc to share content from your phone or tablet to your TV (just about any TV) much easier, more efficiently and elegantly than AllShare.

Right tru u go hate on Samsung so Duane.

Samsung makes excellent TVs. Some of the best showing plasmas are from Samsung. My main home theatre plasma is from Samsung. They make nice refrigerators too! But AllShare is just not all that IMO.

SMc · Postby **SMc** » December 27th, 2014, 8:03 am

I have a oldish Samsung and using Chromecast with it, no problems so far...wait for some kind of sale and you can get one half price

nismoid · Postby **nismoid** » December 27th, 2014, 8:10 am

Goolie wrote:So I need some help guys. Have a 32'' smart tv that did not come with built in wifi.
I bought a wifi dongle hoping this would solve my problem. It does not work on the tv. The tv does not recognise it even.
any ideas to get around this? Amazon has a samsung wifi dongle but I dont think its compatible with my series 4300 smart tv.
Any body has any ideas?
keep the stupid on ur side please. Thank you. Lol

Samsung TV's will work ONLY with the Samsung wifi dongle called a Samsung Link Stick sold as an optional accessory unfortunately, if you want to have wifi then you are better off with Duane's recommendation.

Goolie · Postby **Goolie** » December 27th, 2014, 12:51 pm

Thanks guys, did some digging and I think I'm gonna get the chromecast. Seems like a cost effective solution for my application.

stev · Postby **stev** » December 27th, 2014, 1:14 pm

Goolie wrote:Thanks guys, did some digging and I think I'm gonna get the chromecast. Seems like a cost effective solution for my application.

I saw a few for sale locally in the misc. forum

Postby **Duane 3NE 2NR** » December 27th, 2014, 1:40 pm

Dru123 wrote:Press the menu, then scroll down to select network.scroll down to select network settings. now that you are in network settings change wired to wireless. click whatever wifi connection you want. if it is secured type in the password and thats it.

IF YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND WATCH THIS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bVlFEpgvhIA

he said his model TV does not have wifi built in, only wired.