Smart launches SmartBro Surf TV

Interesting. If only 3G is available in my current location, that is. Had it been, I’ll readily sign up. So, how about it, SMART?

Nice feature!

are they offering this nationwide or only particular area?

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Ouch. Internet through 3G. Though the idea is nice, relying on 3G would really be a pain, since not all locations have good coverage. If you have good coverage, congestion may be your next problem.

It’s like buying a netbook or nettop sans the screen.

This would be great if you have 3G coverage in your area and a nice LCD TV.

I remember testing something like this before. I think the thing is that without a mouse or pointer, actually a pointer is hard to use even on the wii, i dont think this will fly

An affordable alternative to those in far-flung areas where computer access is hard to get. So you get a cheap (and slow i’ll bet) computer which you can connect anywhere since I know almost every house has a TV and some sort of cell signal. Not all TVs are compatible though.

can it connect direct to a monitor only?

So Internet-ready CPU sya na pang TV insstead of a monitor in other words.

I use Smart Bro Broadband Plan 999 which I know uses 3G coverage.I think my place has a fair amount of signal. If Smart Bro SurfTV will have plans like from their broadbands, this newest product from Smart would be great for places with great 3G signals.

still premature compare to the connectivity problems… better settle that issue first before they sell another useless gadget.

they only know how to market but they cannot deliver the goods… tsktsktsk

@xmint, i can relate to that :)

Parang blast from the past, i used to use one of those things that you connect to your tv and that thing would dial-up to your ISP. back in those days, that dial-up “computer” really sucked, parang useless din.

RCA ang connection niyan? pangit ng output niyan, kahit naka high definition na 55″ ka pa, RCA eh analog ang resolution, sana pwede man lang VGA input, pero HDMI na sana.

@drealmarlon

there’s no way you can do IPTV over wireless, for now or maybe never. the bandwidth demand for a true IPTV service would require a cosistent flow of 5-7Mbps for Standard Definition and around 14Mbps for High Definition IPTV and of course multicast. In reality, GPON or FTTX or maybe Cable with the use of DOCSIS 3.0 or ADSL2+ or VDSL would make IPTV possible. Internet TV pwede pa siguro hehe.

@Erin

What I meant by RCA vs VGA or high def/HDMI output relates to the screen resolution of your TV and doesn’t equate to the bandwidth that will be needed to surf your internet. it’s the device to the tv lang :) kahit dial-up ka pa it doesn’t matter po.

anyway, we’ll wait for some screenshots of that SurfTV.

I agree with techwell17 on that… this device will have no future…

reminds me of an old internet tv device sold here that connects to a hard coded dial-up ISP with prepaid cards. Exporting files was a chore and later revision of the web doomed it to obsolence afaik.

Also browsing using a tv was hard on the eyes (low res)

I hate boot up… will this answer my problem?

@sherwin: i know pero where would those feed come from? would this gadget support external storage devices?

Any mall demo yet? Would like to see the quality of the gfx (TV-Out tends to max out at 800×600 on tv and it is still quite blurred)

For internet surfing this device should be able to display pages at a minimum of 1024×768

Most likely it could compete VS
-refurbished PCs (P4000+)
-PC/notebook/netbook with fast booting OS (Embedded custom linux OS)

Please publish the complete details and data of operation including the efficiency.

marami din ang umaasa na mapakinabangan ang internet.. sa murang halaga na P4,500.00, you can own a device like that.. pero hindi naman lahat kaya i-afford ang isang multi-tasking LCD TV.. so balewala rin.. better to buy a second hand Desktop PC and a prepaid broadband like techwell17 said..

hindi ko sinisiraan ang SMART Telecom, actually i was once a SMART Broadband user..

magandang product pero maraming kulang. para lang to sa mga mahilig magsurf. pero sa mga multi tasking users na gumagamit ng ibat ibang pc applications useless ito

As the name suggests, pang SURF lang siya.

This is great for the older generation whose afraid of computers but wanted to connect thru internet for their loved ones, but still its similar because of the keyboard. But for kids, it would’nt be good for their eyes to be soaked at the TV for a long time. but with an LCD TV this is great. but if you could buy a decent LCD TV, we can assume you would want to buy a decent netbook or a laptop would you?

HAAAAYYYY!!!
another unreliable service…

is our DOTC or NTC using their heads…..

We are the ones who are fooled

Are they really capable in servicing that?

They cant even maintain the reliability of their other services..

Filipino’s … wake up!!!

This NTC i think had no knowledge enough of this kind of thing…

they simply put their asses well comfort because under the table just flows like a honey..

The future is high technology and is inevitable that communication system arent included.

This department of gov’t should be serious enough in punishing this telecoms..

or they where just pupies waiting to be feed by this fools.

Hi Everyone! You could check smart’s goals with Surftv in this press release: http://bit.ly/bleVat
Here is a review by another blogger that might give more insight to SurfTV: http://bit.ly/ac9tAx hope this helps! :)

I’d rather go for a CinemaTube media player or other media players in the market. Smart Bro nga bulok na tapos aasa pa ng internet streaming? haha.

I just want to congratulate smart for this new smart bro surftv…it could be saleable to the market…

If I were you I will jsut buy a second hand computer that is worth 4500.00 atleast it has its own hard drive and you can definitely play games and download songs and movies and store files. Then I will just subscribe to a DSL line or wireless DSL that has an unlimited connection not like this Smart Bro SurfTV that uses the same technology in a cellphone.

pwede ba kabitan ng printer yan para may pakinabang sa mga bata nag aaral at gumagawa ng project nla?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UjdkjWVnsRM

at around 1 minute makikita nio how the browser looks like

my guess is that this is an opera browser.oh shit @ 1:11 it is an opera browser..its not a bad thing in fact I love opera..though what I saw was opera’s loading error message(GOOD JOB SMART YOU JUST SHOWED HOW REALLY SHITTY YOUR INTERNET IS)

at 1:19 the “watch videos” portion I can see a 582.XX MB thingy saying that is the size of the video so i think its ok for anyone to expect at least 4-16 gb of space in it..

what can i say is either the video quality is shitty or the crt display is shitty

I’m actually more happy for my browser opera than the product itself.

I’m curious too on what codecs are in it..

what can I say I’m more curious on the technology than the product itself

cool,
but can i use smart tv surf for gaming??
i want to buy some coz i want 2 use it for playing pet society and farmville….

i think smart tv surf cant run games coz its not a computer that has intalled game player!!

Bumili po sister ko hoping our parents can use it. Pero sobrang bagal! First, sa web connection, nasa 30 minutes yata inabot bago macomplete download page to think yung signal ng Smart Bro namin is either CDMA or HSDPA (based sa color ng LED indicator). so bago ka makapagsurf talaga laki na ng nagastos mo. Hindi din nagamit sa youtube or FB games since “No Flash detected. Download it here”, kapag kinlick mo naman nagaask na ng flash drive. pero kapag may flash drive nageeror na! Second, antagal magread ng flash drive para sa picture, music and movies. Sa totoo lang hindi ko tuloy nacheck kung anung file type supported nito. Haaaayyyz.. Ngayon nagask na sila ng assistance kung ganun ba talga kabagal yun and bakit walang Flash. Pwede daw webcam kaso yung Logitech Quick Cam Go lang supported daw. Di ko na natry wala naman kami nung cam na yun.

can i use my computer monitor instead?

can i play games using smart tv???

wow.. wow… I really want buy one…
the modem is not too expensive… but can i use wifi connention or internet connection instead of loading for 30php. per hour?

Cool features. Would love to own one now. Appreciate the makers of it. Awesome!

I don’t think that this device is as cool as it sounds. reading from the features describes, it looks like just a low cost pc to me. It never mentioned that the tv signal will come from or the device recieves tv programs it will just use your tv set as a monitor. it is pc that the video output is in RCA,composite video, instead of VGA output that is usually use to connects to your computer monitor.

I’d like to have one since I’m so tired about my computer now. But I wonder if it also provide some functions comuputer contributed