{"id":9827,"date":"2018-04-06T15:07:14","date_gmt":"2018-04-06T13:07:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.webafrica.co.za\/blog\/?p=9827"},"modified":"2026-02-26T17:16:13","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T15:16:13","slug":"5-things-about-your-smart-tv","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.webafrica.co.za\/blog\/general\/5-things-about-your-smart-tv\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Things you didn’t know about your Smart TV"},"content":{"rendered":"

A SMART TV is a lot like a computer, enabling awesome features such as browsing the web, YouTube binges in HD and it even allows you to catch up on some social media networking. The SMART TV is a perfect combination of a computer and a flat-screen television set.<\/p>\n

Here are five cool things your SMART TV can do that you might not have known about:<\/p>\n

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  1. Stream\u00a0Live Feeds<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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    • It is super captivating to watch something as it happens \u2013 a SMART TV can help you do that, viewing the action in real time<\/li>\n
    • A good application to download to ensure the best live streaming feeds is UPSTREAM , it\u2019s a cool free app that allows for live feeds across the globe<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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      1. Web Browsing<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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        • Want the biggest display? Smart TV is (one of) the best HD widescreen monitors. Most have a built-in browser, so you can actually search the internet without the use of a computer at all<\/li>\n
        • Another option is hooking up that small screen laptop to your Smart TV with an HDMI cable, this will allow for \u201cMirror Activity\u201d from your laptop\/PC directly to your HD widescreen Smart TV<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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          1. Help You Get Fit and Healthy<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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            • Can’t get to the gym? No problem. Your Smart TV can help you get in shape with great apps. For example, Samsung flagships app is a fitness app haven<\/li>\n
            • It provides dozens of videos for daily exercises in the privacy of your own home<\/li>\n
            • This fitness app includes training on Yoga, aerobics and bodybuilding, to name a few<\/li>\n
            • There is even an option to have a personal trainer guide that helps you through your routines<\/li>\n
            • No special equipment required, aside from maybe an exercise mat and dumbbells for that extra exercise Feng Shui<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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              1. Local Weather for the Better<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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                • A good Smart TV app to download for weather would be one of these: AccuWeather \/ The Weather Network \/ Weather channel<\/li>\n
                • You are able to schedule these weather updates on your Smart TV, just to make sure you know exactly what to expect for the day<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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                  1. Radio Jams with Smart TV<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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                    • Real cool applications to consider downloading on your Smart TV to have access to your favourite radio stations and\/or podcasts include apps like TuneIn & iHeart Radio<\/li>\n
                    • These allow for live streaming for both AM and FM frequencies<\/li>\n
                    • These allow for Podcast live feeds as well<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                      Now\u00a0go and use that Smart TV to the best of its capabilities!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

                      A SMART TV is a lot like a computer, enabling awesome features such as browsing the web, YouTube binges in HD and it even allows you to catch up on some social media networking. The SMART TV is a perfect combination of a computer and a flat-screen television set. Here are five cool things your […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":46,"featured_media":9828,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9827","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-general"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/blog.webafrica.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Smart-TV.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pdAWxt-2yv","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.webafrica.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9827","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.webafrica.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.webafrica.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.webafrica.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/46"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.webafrica.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9827"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/blog.webafrica.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9827\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14168,"href":"https:\/\/blog.webafrica.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9827\/revisions\/14168"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.webafrica.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9828"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.webafrica.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9827"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.webafrica.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9827"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.webafrica.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9827"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}