What Router Is Needed for the Smart TV TV

Almost everyone who has decided to buy a TV set with Smart TV, or has already bought one, is wondering what kind of router to buy for Smart TV. That would connect your TV to the Internet, and use all the features of a smart TV. For some reason, many people think that the TV needs a special router. In fact, it is not so. Now I will explain everything in detail.

It does not matter what kind of TV you have: LG (c WebOS), Samsung, Sony, or Philips c (Android TV) – absolutely any router will do. Under the TV, you do not need to buy a special router. The TV itself, in terms of connecting to the Internet is no different from the same laptop or phone. And you can connect Smart TV to the Internet through any router. Via Wi-Fi network, or with the help of a network cable.

Here are the instructions on how to connect your TV to the Internet:

And connecting your LG TV to a router over wi-fi, and over cable.

If you already have a router at home, it is configured and gives out the Internet, then you can safely buy a TV. Everything will be connected and will work. Just pay attention, if you want to install the TV far from the router, it is better to buy a TV with a built-in Wi-Fi receiver that would connect to the Internet via wi-fi, and do not lay network cable.

As for any special settings of the router to connect the TV to it, you do not need to configure anything additional. Just connect according to the instructions, links to which I gave above, and you can use it.

Router and Internet for Smart TV: some tips

I think you will agree with me that you connect your TV to the Internet mainly for watching videos. Personally, I only watch videos on YouTube, well, and sometimes movies in different services like MEGOGO. You can also watch movies through the built-in browser, listen to music, etc. So, to watch online videos, you must have a good internet connection, with normal speed. If your Internet provider offers a tariff of 100 Mbps, then to watch online video from the TV, it is better to take this tariff. If there will not be enough speed, the video will always stop, loading, etc.

Let’s go back to the router again. As I wrote above, any router from any manufacturer will do: Tp-Link, Asus, D-Link, ZyXel, etc. But, if you are only planning to buy a router, and will connect your TV to it, I would advise you not to buy cheap models. All because when you start watching video on your TV, connect to the router a few more devices (phones, tablets, computers), which will also actively use the connection to the Internet, then with a high probability, the budget router simply can not withstand the load, and will stop working. Connection to the router will be, but access to the Internet will not be, and it will constantly have to reboot.

If you ask what router is better to buy for the TV, I can confidently answer that any, but preferably not the cheapest. That everything would work stably, and bring you pleasure.